The Indian Forest (Tripura Amendment) Act, 1984

This act may be called the Indian Forest (Tripura Amendment) Act, 1984. It shall come into force at once.

The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act) shall, in its application to the State of Tripura, be amended for the purposes and in the manner hereinafter provided.

In Section 2 of the principal Act, — (a) In clause (4) (i) In sub-clause (a), for the words “and myrobolams” the words “myrobolams, gum, sal seeds, sal leaves, kendu leaves, wild animals, skins, tusks, horns and bones and all other parts of produce of wild animals” shall be substituted; (ii) In sub-clause (b), in item (iii) the words “Wild animals and skins, tusks, horns and bones” and the words “ and all other parts or produce of animals” shall be omitted; (b) After clause (7), the following clause shall be inserted namely: (8) wild animals shall have same meaning as defined in the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.

After section 51 of the principal Act the following section shall be inserted namely: 51A. Power to regulate manufacture and preparation of articles based on forest produce (1) The State Government may make rules— (a) To provide for the establishment and regulation by licence, permit or otherwise (and the payment of fees therefore), of saw mills and other units including factories engaged in the manufacture of preparation of the following articles: (i) Katha (Catechu) or Kuth out of Khair wood; (ii) Plywood, veneer and wood-panel products; (iii) Preparation of matchboxes and match splints; (iv) Boxes including packing cases made out of wood; (v) Such other articles based on forest produce as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, from time to time, specify; (b) To provide for the regulation by licence, permit or otherwise, of procurement of raw materials for the preparation of the article mentioned in clause (a), the payment and deposit of fees therefore and for due compliance of the conditions thereof, the forfeiture of the fee so deposited or any part thereof for contravention of any such condition, and the adjudication of such forfeiture by such authority as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. (2) The State Government may prescribe, as penalties for the contravention of any rules made under this section, imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or fine which may extend to Rs. 500 or

In Sub-section (1) of section 52 of the principal Act, for the words ‘carts or cattle” the words and mark “carts, vehicles or cattle” shall be substituted.

In section 53 of the principal Act, for the words “carts or cattle”, the words and mark “carts, vehicles or cattle” shall be substituted.