Chapter III OFFICERS AND SERVANTS

(1) The Head of the Karnataka Forest Department may, subject to sub-section (2) appoint for each urban area and rural area one or more Forest Officers as Tree Officers for the purpose of this Act.

(2) Such Tree Officer shall,-

(i) in an urban area comprising of a larger urban area, be not below the rank of an Assistant Conservator of Forests;

(ii) in an urban area comprising of a smaller urban area or a transitional area, be not below the rank of a Range Forest Officer;

(iii) in a rural area of the kind specified in Schedule II, be not below the rank of a Range Forest Officer;

(iv) in a rural area of the kind specified in Schedule, I, be not below the rank of a Divisional Forest Officer.

The Head of the Karnataka Forest Department may from time to time, appoint such other officers and servants to assist the Tree Officer as he may consider necessary who shall be subordinate to the Tree Officer.