Bare Act
The Jammu and Kashmir Kuth Act, 1921
General197822 sections
This Act controls kuth, a plant used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes throughout the Jammu and Kashmir State. It regulates activities such as growing, extracting, transporting, selling, and exporting the plant by requiring specific permission from the government. The legislation treats all kuth as state property unless an individual holds an official license. Those found breaking these rules face strict punishments, including long prison sentences and heavy fines, to ensure the government maintains control over this resource.
- 1. 1. Extent, commencement.
- 2. 2. Interpretation clause.
- 3. 3. Presumption that Kuth is State property.
- 4. 4. Acts prohibited.
- 5. 5. Penalties for acts in contravention of section 4.
- 6. 6. Presumption that unaccounted for Kuth is the Kuth in respect of which offence committed.
- 7. Power to prevent commission of offence.
- 7-A. The same.
- 8. Power to arrest without warrant.
- 9. 9. Application for confiscation.
- 10. 10. Procedure thereupon.
- 11. 11. Confiscation, Kuth, tools, etc., when liable to confiscation.
- 12. 12. Disposal on conclusion of trial for forest offence of produce in respect of which it was committed.
- 13. 13. Procedure when offender not known or cannot be found.
- 14. 14. Appeals from orders under sections 11, 12 and 13.
- 15. Property when to vest in State.
- 16. Saving of power to release property seized.
- 17. Punishment for wrongful seizure.
- 18. Recovery of money due to State.
- 19. Operation of other law not barred.
- 20. Application of Act to other economic plants with sanction of Government.
- 21. Power to make Rules.
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