The Punjab Saw Mills Rules
The Punjab Saw Mills Rules
These rules regulate the establishment, operation, licensing, and registration of wood-based enterprises, including sawmills, veneer plants, and timber processing units, across the State of Punjab. The legislation applies to commercial entities that convert or process round logs, while exempting minor operations such as domestic carpentry, handicraft making, and firewood depots. Overseen by state and district committees, it enforces location restrictions near protected forests, mandates raw material sourcing records, and requires adherence to environmental standards. This framework matters because it controls sustainable timber consumption, combats illegal deforestation, and collects green fees to fund state afforestation initiatives and support agroforestry.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. State Level Committee.
- 4. Powers and functions of the State Level Committee.
- 5. Estimated annual consumption of timber by Wood Based Industries.
- 6. Restriction on Location of Wood Based Industries.
- 7. Grant, renewal and revocation of a license or Registration certificate to a Wood Based Industry.
- 8. Process of obtaining licence.
- 9. Regulation of Khair wood, traditional Katha Bhatties and Katha Bhatties using boilers conforming to the Indian Boiler Regulations(IBR).
- 10. Process of Registration of Wood based Industries not requiring license.
- 11. Renewal of licence or registration.
- 12. Maintenance of record.
- 13. Green Fee.
- 14. Power to search the premises.
- 15. Revocation of licence or registration.
- 16. Appeal against the refusal to grant or renew of licence/registration or revocation of licence or registration.
- 17. Penalty.
- 18. Rules not to apply in certain cases.
- 19. Repeal and savings.
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