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India in the.Ministry of Home_A{airs No,69/49/50:AN dated rtr"'tirlov[ihb6r, lg5l, the'Lieutenant Governpr, (Ad;inisirator), A;A;*;;, and Nicouar Islands has been pleased.to make t\e followidg r,ulcs fpr 'Pr6iected roiertriln t]rti7"ilri,,i;';;d'iq]r;G;
Islahds Namely : :r ,., , l. (i) These. rules nlay- .hp. pallpd tt,r, Aqouolqn s{\q t$icoha1 l,slarlds prore,cted . Forqsts, Rules,:1$$$, {ii) Tjrqf shall come into force frpm thp date of t$gir publicqtjon jn the Gazetre 2, In these rules,,unless therq'is anything repungnant ln the subject or contpxt:_ ,(8)., ;:kti*1ffif,i.tl,r+,{ndian Forcsrs hct, tezT (Acr xvl or igz?) u, amonded .tbl 'Fpr.cst' Te6ps "p,rofepted.Bprp$-t,.dsqlared pn{gr.segti on Zgof the Ac[ lci . '_Go.vernmeqq' !d.+IB Andamaq & Nhobnq' Isl+nds Admiqiprrqtiqp,,au.d pr...
. tiil 'Lieutenant Gqyernort .meeGs the I ieuien4[t fiovernor.for tfre. Union Torri; .,] lcj,Septi6n''m'€sng.B.,BepJIpn'of the Act.
3. ti] Except as provided,ln these rdles, no persons shall cut, sawconvert orl.emove or cause to be cut' s&wn, converted or removed, any tree or timber. br collect . mqn!facture pr.. rcm9ve qr cause to be.collecied,'manulactured or rcmoved any foreqt Htoduce, i11 or from ,a forest.'
tiil The cutting, sawing, conver$ion or rernova] of tiees or thq collection, manu.
facturc or removel. of forest produce in,or ftom a Forps't ,ntiry be permitted under and in 'accottlance -*itn tn. terms Jnd couditiof,r OfiB li;r*b ;;;
permit issued in ihis,belralf undcr these ruleu, ----i-- l. " ---'^ - 4, Licences under these rules may be granted in the following;easesi:
ti] To.bonofi,de inhabitants of villages in the vicinity oPforest'and to rhc person$, residing in Port BIair Municipal area wlro arein occupation,df agliiultural land duly allotted to them by the appropriate authoritiei'of lhe And'amhp an<l Nicobar Administiation and who ari: not'dntitledl,for ilte'tiinber lree of r.oVa[ ]Idqr. srb-rule (li) of rule 4.of thesc.r'ulesi li;cence jshell Ue lsstr.A Uy the Divisional Forest O{Ecer or his rromince, sutiject tb the payrd"nt of royalty 'ofi'such tilnbcr as' fixed'by the Covernmeri[ fronl ti*" tl;iifi"'rna sutaject to the'terms and conditioris of the $.aid'iicenc(, to."ti.t, sarv,.conlerf or I I II t t !.
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.t* ,frl'ifti[uil,nnerge' of 'ti*bor' in lounr rorrepairc ro,6 rrouse oBF*iR five IcJ HffirirO," merro of ,in,.l:L i* round ,r, y.r.lll.tton.of a Oi,,*', and/or,o,, u fi i'Xli?":1,:fl'J'J,[:*i ,iiif*f J i; i' usea soreri "rJ,i l* e* uc f u r- . A *r r_f I1r, s..oo '1Rup.es livc onry)' srrs, be charo...r rnr ^^^r.
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lltan tlro.qe rlerto.^,1 Js rcminee, free of royalty t,, "ut.-.r"rii convert, removc t.""s, o1h"i ii,;;ii";'."j-""irlJu,,il TJi?::, rree of rovarrv"iii'cuj, BBly;of section 30 of the Act, i"i qri.ir uffi,.. dornestic r,.o.,.,iJu*d' undci iiu-section (a) orsecrion 30 oitii- ati'ifi ii';1ir il,".h1;ixfi1-i?.
b;.ffii;l Applicatiolg f"r issue. of permit to cut I:,* i,l*tiu." ol"otr,er Reveru" ^*1.',T,Y,{i::,:I.pIrJ,ty t}urr be submitil!,:'i!',i,tmrl*;1";-""i:il$#!:{hl,lffi't"ij$::Blifl #tltr#tff i:shall certi-fy tt ai- ti-' #rJi"lln^eYenue ollicial autltorised, uy fi,'. 6"u.,"L*nt who [:..:":r,ly,r,y ;!;er rhis sub_rure, ,,, ifl,Ji,l ?fl::nl:3:trrttur;rT .,iilii;i"i;, timbe r if.;,';:l::iiglu,r*;r,;,r##^#r jif ;l}i'Jjl, j1'{#*:t",llllrir'ili,,}?n ffi F:!i;ffi r5;:il,i--,x1*i:iI*mJ., jf iilifulii.]i;ffi;XlXrriBi:J,lill,"Hi* ;ig;j;a,ii"i,J,ilj;,ii,JJljlloly,,,i,.j:'Hio,:?j,;l,fS;,"fi:,?
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be i;srred',^uiiilg royarty_is r;if:fffi1e olfv) tl,*f],1:,:1?rg,?q for each porrnir to. 'vance'with tir:e n.qd. oin"uij,Xirif i',3i,1;,JlL",permit r.'.t aii-oe"a.plrit[i^i;';;:
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rimbei--anf ';il.; i;;;i,-pi"41".'l'"on poy*,nr orroyarry or.,rree or q' The hotder'of a ricenee J' * r,,Ill r?.rI*rl.rar of ]iT'ug., oi o.lh.crJorest ,*or.-from a roresr s:il..b_: t "rrait piJaylr ;;;hr;;;;i Ji p.r*it a'd arso rherrirnbers ancr, o.f her foresr nroducc Iemoved -ue, inpt sucli- ii;;;;d^ or. pcrrnit for eiamination ondemand bv a Forest .oml.iii"Loli"*:ii,.;!1,;t ;Ij;'F;resr cuard, Fairure ro producesuch licence or n.er'mit ot ti,nt *."Jni othcr'Fr?.iii,r"a",lcc r.emoved rrom forest on sucrrdemand srrail irir.''tire- p;il;;; Ii"rrrr; iu)'ri'rrii"rl,t-section (i) of sebrion J3 of theAct be deemed ,: b: r" Infr-irg;,,,Ii,t orir,e;l.rr;:" 'rud-scctioil (i) of sebtic g' (i) The Divisional Forest officer, may, for tlrc,purpose of bulk extraction ofcommercial timber from a foitstl ro, suppif ir' tii. Departmc,t, cause tr,.es jn theForesr ro be marked or areas iii;;;;i, to u" a'"il?rr"u'tra'in ,."rions/ooupes in any Ioca-litv accordirrs to a,felling p;;g;ail;;.rritr,.-iiir*"uii,lg'in for.ce wrreri such prosrammedoes not exist' in tlte ma-nirer;;;;;u-.t.lirii"r.di'J$rru.y anrl ctccided by tlre Dtvi_sional Forest orll.""i, J";i;;; i"*ri'r,,a e.i iri"'.i#i,i"i";rr tl,i,i,-i-iiilri'i"a througrr ll;,ffi'J ij;::j?t' to the c"r.ir*Lrt .iiri.ia*p-iiiriiri^rry or rrrrough coniractors bvi;rriiri;i^"I;;lfi;,':;;'fT,nl'L',:qffirymujiiisr;u;i:l*l ,rui3itt": r"r,?l rn the same rocarity o.r in.3'"on,,p"irur" ri"r-r*;;;;;""ao,rsjderecr by rrre cr,servarorof Poresrs having jwisdcr.ion torue cxpeJiJrt?l pi,ffifi, areasi
(ii) The normal melhocl of outright disposal olconrnrercial tirnber from a forestfor trade purposcs shall be bytou"ti"u or tender; ;
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Provided that in ''o,r'orr*o,tt qu*ntiries oI fellecl tjrnber irr rernotc Iocalitics,the Divisional' For^est omJi-*Lv"otrpl,i"'";i;;.i',iil'u., by negoriation at rares ,or l"'Y."i":Xfl:,,'1fi:"i#,".ts:xi;'n:i#i,l*i,i'E'i,lil";,;;i i;:;;'h;;;:,, preve,,r Iiii] The Divisional Forest oflicer may extract o.r cause io extract non-cornmer-cial timber in sucli quantities ,;;;"1;; o.rnui,o-"ii;; i;;f;ii',ii. Jiii,.", dffirrmenra,yor tltrough tender,-or througir tL-rpgrqtir- sd.i.iiil'Jr^sinrilar bodies in'i1e rnannerstated in sub-rute (j) Non-corfni.i.iuiiiilU;;;;.*j,,,il;foresr arcas proposed ro bcgivcn up for ouroosbs-ott.rllion:ioilrt o,,o,ot requi?ea lry it,;'F;i.* $JdJ*nrcnr, thgDivisional Firreit officer rt,uii alpt'.',ir"Ir.rij;,i,,ui'fr:4"ii"iifr7",lf,J, proria..rthat in iase where there is pooi ,.rp,ius" to suJi;J;i;;;, tq!g9r, the Divisional Foresrofncer rnay sell such standi,,g noi-[on.,**r.irt il,ul.i'i,irrrrnll,lots to any loca.l enrer,prenettr bv negotiation.at ratE not t"rr'iii.n-iii; i;i;i;ti"Ir:i.vult"e otrJJ, ,;loining o,.comparabre areas arrer obrairrine itr;Lpp;;";i""'i':ii;"?5i,;r;;;r3.' ,li rqiri,, rravirrgjurisdiction. '-
(iv) Evcry action taken bv the Divisiongr Forest o$ccr.u,der sub-rure (i), (ii)and (iii)'shail bd under pi"p"irviit"ri.a A;;;'",;;irn} ro,' rhe purposc of'cr.ause (g)of sub-scction ('i) of seciiori::bf it,. act, rfie "];i;ri;^;f.tlic rcrrns a.cr cd.ortrorrs.ofsuch agreenrent shaH be decniecr to bc arr irI;i,,g;;;;;;,;'oiir,o ,pt.*, ,i l0' tf the cottserva-tor ol lrorests having jurisdiction is" at a1y tjme, of oplnion .t1at ll:,,llfp]1. of arrv kind or roi"if nrro'ut. ;u'"ii ,i.i;ir sufijcjcri orrty rd r,cer tocatrequiremenr he rnav, ,bv. a, i:rder 'in wi;tijg',:iir"riij,ii iri-^ir"i"",ii"#ru.t, roresrprociuce beyond *ib',rimits ,i ;;i lnqoriiy;;L"ifi;'ili;r;ii;_;d,,brjj rllJri pr.oducc,hall not. bc rcmov*a U"yonA *"ilji,nitr, l^- i I I i i:
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