Insertion of new Section 51A

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