Chapter IV Control over Forests and Lands not being the Property of Government

The following amendments shall be made in the Indian Forest Act, 1927, in its application to the State at Delhi, namely:— (1) in sub-section (1) of section 35 of the said Act,— (a) for the words “any forest or waste-land” the words “any forest, waste-land” or grass-land” shall be substituted; (b) for clauses (b) and (c) the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:— “(b) the cutting of trees and timber; (c) the disposal of any forest produce; (d) the firing or clearing of vegetation; (e) the cutting storage and conservation of grass or leaf fodder; or (f) the admission, herding or pasturing of Cattle”; and (c) after clause (v) the following shall be added:— “(vi) for any other purpose conducive to public welfare.”; (2) in sub-section (2) of section 37 of the said Act, for the words “not less than three” the words “not less than seven” shall be substituted; and (3) in sub-section (1) of section 38 of the said Act, for the word “two thirds” the word “one-half” shall be substituted.

Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the provisions of Chapter V of that Act shall apply to the State of Ajmer as they apply to the State of Delhi.