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1. Those dules may be called the 2 [ Andaman and Yrancit Rules, 1966.
I As modifled upto August, 1993 ] THE ANDAMAN AND NTCOBAR ISLANDS FOREST PR8DUCE TRANSIT RULES
1966.
a.aaa ' 'IAu modi{ied uPto Augu6t' 1gS3'] No.7/65/TlM/66/Vol'V.llnexerciseofthep.owers.conferredbySections41.and42 of the lndlan Forest A,Lt,iezi 1r-e cr 1927), read wtth the Notlflcation cf the Governrnent of' lndlalntheMinlatryoi*o*oAfialrsno.ooi+-e7so-AN dated 7-11-1951 and ln aupersesslon sf hls Notlflcailon No. 4i oi ross, the chrei co'mmlssloner, .-{-1d.9,-ry4n -and lql.cobar lslande has been ple.uud to make the iollowlng rules, namely :- Nicobar lslands I Foiest Produce t'
2.lnl}reserulee,unltsst}reraisanythlngrePugnantintneoubjectorcontext:
(a).,Forestpr.oduce,rneansFgreatProduceasdefinedlnthe lndlan Forost Act' 1Q27 ' ' (XVl ot 1A27). i,
(b) " lslands " means 2 [ And.aman end Nicobar lslanda ]'
(c) .. Tlmber" ni\ane . tlmber.'as deflried ln the lMian Forcet Act, 1927 (XVl of 1e27)' S. Those rules shall'apply to Forest Produce from any bource withln tho 2..[Andarnan and Nicobar iclinds] whlch arl'eiported or moved by any of the reutes fron' or wlthln tlre boundarles of tie sald lslands.
4. (1) Wlthin tha limlis of the areas epeciflod ln rule 3, no p€raon thall conceal any timber.
i;.irA:8.,12\ No Forest Produce shall be moved'into"frorA;;q5;i1v$$n the l9l.3,6d,5rg5cept under- covcr -otE"tad#p..s.in neForm,A'heretotiirnoxed'{rbrtr*an:,;@,,,i,,!lt-'r of the FoEos;t;IJePartment not o"r"*ii-'''i'inx";;'; F;;";t;i aulv authorised 6v the Divisi6nal::Forest officer to lseue the same or otherwlse than ln.ac6oiddnce with the condltlOns of such pass' I .:.:':',i,:i'i::'h , tslands. f l1r;2;:ij:i :'t'
(4) lssue of transii=pd's${or:ornarnental?tlt'p$9r;;[4a1b'le'wooi' Chooi' Satlnwood' Padauk]'r ' burr or,,l]j""?ii.l'i" oi:oiivlJtiuit"i'rhJess"co\i!;i.s-{..-b.y cermisslon of tre chicf conservator :
' of Forecls, Andaman and Nicobar lslands.
(5)AnyDersonoesirouso{trarsportingtlmberorforestrrodu.es'r:|lacpIytothe DivisicnalForeslofficerconc€rnedforigsu.,oftransitg,ass..AoPliCiticnlL;.i',su:citranslt . PasS to cover shipmenl of tin..ber cr other forest produca out r:f Iae l.lani, Sia|I De S.lbmlttec ' at lezst 15 c.rys befo.e the cate on whlci] sh pment is desired- Tnr' aP>ii: rnt s:lall inditate the species, size and quan{ity of ea.h category of tim.cer or fores: crodu:: aej a!ac ihe sc,:rce of origin.of such timEfer of icre:;t produce and documentery Prooi i:t s"l:eort "e3reof ' He s'rould also spec;fy in ihe aDtrlicatio,l 11e pi,rpose of slripnlent. route anc dejti:]atioa thereof.
(6)TheDivisiorlelF:,.<s..Cificer.onrcceiplofapolicationforiss..ieoitransiiDaSsln tr-e m..,ri3/ p."=c.ic.l-rn 51rf,-i1:te (5) of .rule.4 ab9v.e, shall cause enq riry, as -qxoei'rio'';sly as no.siuiaitioi^{.;;;;-i;.;o,r"= oi orrgrn o{.:in-' timber or forest produce'f o-c wni :n t''ansii pass '- --:'!-'-! :: - """ toaii demand f ::- lhe tim5er a-rd otte. .f ore si -rrodtrcehas'beeii dcplied fc,t and i'ral therr: is intenoect fo..,"i;;.;lil -=i"i=.,t. On com"letio-: ol enquiry if ih3 Dlvisic'ra' Fores'i Cf;ic=r or hisreplresen,ta:iveissatisf:f.).:;t.l3iiqeIeiSnoi..lll]9dJ:tJir=Gcv:rnn:ni.fJ-t13tim}erorfcres.t prcduc=inq.:t:..iio-ancgou'::*o'.crigincf.irgtinrberoffo:estpro,duc=i:i:ro.de.,heshail - arrange fo; is;ue oi iransit pass'fc;- siilroeni oi i::e same io mainlanc ports'
(7)T;-ansitpassy.,i|:neissr'edonw,cr}<ingdaysdLlringworkingr:ursonlyz.f..e..ri.re timber'inrounjorsli.vnfc.m.i;i-.n:r:s;:J.vitrtler3gisl3iecprop:rtym:.rkoftneshil;eraro.
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(iii) Third copy to be given to tr'"'io-"' Depot oiiicer on the mainland'
(rv) Forrh c:opy to be cive., ,o ,-,"1r'r.,rrtnl ,:tipr',.it shall ba allo n" "J r'riihou: a;ry valid .i "'''"'i'I!]''iv'inl tiun='ortini agenivl ' r,.'i <te'ps co'ir;cii:r)d t ,o *ni.n{,lr,?,i:;JJTi:,:',j,#i:+':T}:?:t'?;:;
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(11)hetimberofforest.produS'1i,.,",;,mayi)eciteckedbyanvforesto.,iice,.-oi'the.A;idamanI and Nicobar fo,t't u"p"t"ittni-*n*n requrred to do sol" t fo, transit pass9s in?espect of differant items -of forest ptoduce moved tfrom or a. [q12)Te'.",f^",'^Y.1Tl:ll:i;;];ir'."il;;';i;or-uybeprescribedll:?"""?,?;:'.',1'i,n* aopro_ within the ls r :nds ,ry ou-tur',*a in ic:or d , ^ r""5'"t1" 'Ii'"' o' -uv u" p'ut"ilLla by ih a co n "'erv alor oi Forostg [:Ti,tr"r.:x;,,.'.,.'*j#i#H *x'tT'ffiJr;i'*:u|J::1i:il1..1i,]:,',',,?i'l',."';
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S.Theexpoltofallforestproduce,frorntnoistancsissubiecttotheccnirolofthsChiefConservatol i r"i"til""I"a1'*t"'i"J-Nicobar lslands' ^,arrrrce rnro. f rom or
6. Any person rmportlns-, .tixp'ortins' or,r.nilJfs :i:::=^it:'i.1::i,l:l?'l;".Tt:'.".*]Hln: .,=. 'i lslandsoranyp.,"oi.inp!,se"=.-ioril6i,:,:,13:slf3;;.:;:?,,#B?i'."officer.
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h;1;.1 1n aelana"i il,,[:i*#*"u"Irr.t,: and ary "-ilfri !3..ipX,"iiir&;ip:"+i;,i,:ce toi i;,j...?ij: , . 7,..'.(1),Ar.roiestgt"a,rgeiaTwtier3;t}:"=,ii:ii,,fui,,1 'it," sro.ppasabv anv'i-o or other vessel suspected t" 11ly]l?Jl1 i^r,ion and check. r^:-^16 !'oi.'"tr'"i""isLlsuspectedtocarrytn9,''.::'.i;;;.'acr.eck.***1?fli!:#ii=";'t'l, xn:!.*:,*";tl;i."*r";t*li,""-i: ; =';*J; ; i11xon such forest'Prodl'fc (B) Any f orest produba not .
cover'ed. 0J",,1" t}l?f;"t"t'" l"r^.'"i "rrv tlmber *tit"-r' i= '^ Ilu ' rure 4 to'JJtn.. *rtr ".."$*"""ir:L-H[rri) it ;i,i" a,- *.1" ":_ jill pji"=,u; iglro'&'#':?
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'bhaoter t lX of the lndlan-r'sr Eor nvr! ' - - il;;; un d.ar: th e- p rov I =, f l,i, = ?3.l"til?ii" ii =#i iU ; i au i* to b e r m p ou n d e d.
1e27) and any selzeo rn urrs ev"'rv-.-1'.**-, *iihin the municioal lirnits ?l- H,:^:j i s s u e d, i "r51 I, 5;: # ;: il' :!!;: ux' -lg' * y p.i-* =* UillJ :r"1;:
sixx''#} "T' i officar concerned *;;:'it;"{;Jas transit passfor the purpose:
.t..-^ ,,aAarRule 7 shall:-)fficer concernect may luce under Rule 7 shall:- :":ill:;*i'-"' ;-+*'t*i+****ftt'",5;;'gffi, the owner ls u il; ;;; of eeizure' calllns "P:n'-l'l and his trtre tr'3leio -;i;i' t'ryv SftJ;#t iig";'#::i nl"=t o*i'u;'
;';";t of *ilitt' shall be Pastec on a (?)s-10:lLl;,?r:f tr',ff ';?5,?:T"rj"'i::1"::rg'x'*:::'g"11J':11::"Yfjr' **nd*{tj*1{**t#*i,m,r validlor S calendar ,."j11".'"it"l'Ji'*,e ef st Deievnber' of the yaar >ue.,ev' -- . I ffi ::J#;i-9"";"'"'l'''"*r'::1o.ri:"::t[:#:H=,"li"J::*T':;];H']$:rf 3H;
tha return of such registered property marx e 6aw mill ownere, shall aoide duly aPProved bY hlm' .z ttl 11**::i.',"*:'"",".5:"',ffi?l"X"j,i,J:::(:]::::-::"
eaw mirr ownor.srbYhe'**ollo Efffffi ' end Products wlth balance o'ttt "on"".nli"5',i.ion.l Fores'. offlcer.
rlmber, sawn -timbtl;oiij*i?ii
(b) The ,.*-,i,,, owner shall.see.that (l) at the round l,l"JIiL,;"y ?r,i1Y" *ff i#rl[*fsltri{}['HH{-i;li]:3::l3}d',:;l',[t,.[{[,*:-"3;
6d bY a fo{od'tranBlt Pass"' 't s*w mrr'-oiiis prerprses *,,r ,"''lJ"'r,5;;;J;: tf-,*TBii '^o5XIt""^'"*"1''o n r i r m o\^'rnBr for sawlng or' convar6lon' (lll) tlmyor ^a ls n l{ al f c( raea yH e rsdbAffi am .a&B ii're86Hh Ef#HdRDfif #frv,'eaernE, ffiH}3S\ tBs3 3* ' to the requlremente of condltlon (ll) shall not be. aoeopted for ff #i*::;*:il-8il:J";:,r;u;i^;'-:;i::'u!?!':!i*iilhYl:?"""!i!i^"':
, the prei-nlsee ot tnelaw miil errail i"'"prirr tu ioupuotton Bt any ti*''e bv e Forost officer ' '' of the For€Bt DoPartment'
(c).lnil,eev&ntofchangelntheownerehlpoftheeawmill,theaboyaprocerjtirehae | -/ 'ic be cb1.rg'ved *truJtitoi iegnut'attonoi.ptope5y.*"rkc and-untll {resh ctrllflc-'ato of ai. I raslstratron ro r."u"iti't.,Iijivr-r..ii Firerit'dfft"ur concorned, the t'{'enr}f er sn;ll not /' 'q )' bo raeognlsed.t r r-\rr , -{ .,r; - -- -t-- iL Li.} "x- =aw mlll- *hall lnforr* ,{i i ,",, ;:;;:r. "i*ta i,aw inut. r,(rA6h ho{ rdierasteu id }uA .1he EBw mlll, ehall lnrorr* /-4 : r iha Dlvlslonal Fcrcsteffleer eon.cerli'"".".atngly ap4.ggposlt hls property rnark duly ar ecaled wrth the titv'di6?iai Foieui oiiluBi ftsi e&td eti'stdd!!.
,r - rl-:l ^t ala lalarr{- *L-tl ":^, , u= ***i:#f :ffik#J"'.""?*",r""t::qlilt .!':-{^"^E:':*}'"T:tt*ii1}STfifi{i,n,D 'l ' Hf;:,}Hf,:litii'i,Xt."? i#ff';I,iffii":;;;i;;!iil*"- :._I ."nd a oevernment Hsmrner mark ahall bc llablc to detontlon and 66lzurA tor onq'ttii sndar the provlslon of Rule 8' o,e, . ....(9)..T1':..?1y11re's15i':.:^t.:.lt'::*:f *I""#f;TJ;l f"J,fl'";:1"8""fi::i?Xlfr;:n'""'o,ol,.(3)TheDtvlslonalForaetoffloerrnayathlGdlEcretlonPermltanyonSP6rson19re,t,r, ryo.a ua(Fra##fv.''i';?5din;';i;;iHil;t '; t*;:":^T*"::j::::"j1flt'3?",1i,-l??;
its"o rlvrp s'E'r vrrc H' -t':"; '5:'l_:,^;--;^^ _a^*,r- !a $y the Dlvleiona! Fora ;:3,- (4) A ce/llflcate'of r.eo.l.s.tration ehowlnt l"^ o:19^:. Tltl'i.oo"rtv mark. csrtrftca,J:r,: 't-'- -'i;i ;;"ilrt;;ufi.srd,ari-oR ehowrnt tho destsn approvcd &v the Dlvleional t",::;t El.u. orricer and dur! resretered #;u-uJ';;;"Fl"g^l.I:,^:.1::'-.:r.,;SJ:3:'rtI"[t]l;. ""*''off lecr and duly rcgl€t€rec snqll ss rur rrtErrsu ) purpose of renewal.
muat be returned "n"""if V-f" the Dlvlstonal Forest Offlcer for thc rreu srIrvq.tJ .!n-i: .
--'- (E) rt eheu uo wrtun thq compe't"I::- :1*:^,:j-"1,"-l::':ir [ff;j: =flt{$t htr:ffiJ[:
.nsr"t.o.1?l [r"$ffi"NIllU[i'";'i5.='ii';. imall quantltrds t'r tlinber se t6'bb' rnorad:wlthln' frorn or tnto tlre tsranrle. Appucatton un"iiio ;ii;;;, "-"::: .:: -:**-t"*ll"r ""31,Tj.Iiljil:rrell gr"rt"Tr'::i*1",='3.!Ti", "t:::;*';:J';1;'['-" *".xrns er such trmber wrth ir eovarnment r Hammer.
..tataINoTE:ForthePurPoseofthlsprovtalon,smallquantltymeanGloggtlmbernotexceed.
lI:: tns 2 cubt6 m'tro and ".*J'L-U* oot extebdlns 1 cublc motr€I.
(6) rhe Divisionar Forest or{ic",f llY:ji:"^l'^*::tiXi;:n^3*ll1","oX?Y.':;ffi5tltr:j "'[l]rJJf'oJiIl'if,l?.#",:i;".*:fi.i,itf:::1]."**:-:f:',';; S,T""fi#JH]J:?.';:XT fi:'f;:?tn6 ulstrlcllprovloo ror rtr8 e5rilur.>rrrusl'r s're ';"";;;i;r* tt,eierbre or'in ordar that Government Hammer e halt be stcifped {or examination or for the payment ol cluos rnarerore o , miir.i m"y LL sffixed to the aame.
o.of i "'-'^e 'r'et Yv r itis I.ir+h i 10. (1) rhere shall be no closins 9l3bltrt-tjTl "i^'^lvrtjy:1,:i,'"'::ir*.Tt"i::ffl""irJ}"r0.?:hr'tlii,,i:: i "n, river, sr i oof i r0. (1) There shall be no closing orobstructing of anv river or srreEm or crri I any river, stre#';i'ifr;;;i";;"i#;p;Lrl-li u"i"e ,".rifor the transit of forestotoduce nor'shall : thera be any stoppag€ of navigation on such rivers, strcams and channels for such transit' :62)gtTheDeputyCommissionerbfthelDistrict]mayorderan,ypersonwhobyanyacto{ . negligencs, has'caused such closure or obstrr:ct;on oistoppage to'remoue thg.same,'-within a time lo be . sp.cified in .rriting and on.the u-*piry oi.r"h period, n''ui'""'uinu'of'tttuiiion to 6e iamoVed ai the cost i oi th. p"r.on to *-ho* such notice has been issued' ' ii i ::I; r 1i1;"
rvening any of the provisions.ofl.ttiese ruIbs. 1[1][ be funis.$a.ble withi,i'i ,:+i$6i4";i#il{+F,*:[1?"f;"$Xi;;i.n"oto,;i* *onir,,.,]jiliir,ii#;f;i;ygiH}ft [Ii4""0,,0+'*;i;n t 'bolh G) Penaltii:s whic.h a'e doq'b,l9.till"^t:,::":i?:'?"11"^t"o;I'"1'" gJJXLo.t"'ill"'i*,.i.rl#ii I 'botn Q\ Penattils which a'e dqq'btg-of those-mcntioned in sub-rute (i)'may bo in{licted in cases I ,.,..i,;,E ,.:,;,+herei!reg#d"f##[{tttltil'#iii$t,1ffi;l+;;,*,;ff1,:$ffifu=,i_"J:r, ,.1 . ,.' ', ' ':. llWful:hutl :-::-;..ij..r -7---_ ----- '.f,..::--..:'i:.^:=:.:I:--.'-::;.,i-!-J.-:--=:,:.-.--'=-,]IT-ii_.-.*=..;.
1,1',1,il',-.fl+;;."; g' ;$l3."fiIf9pE viae aa;'.il'iioiiia.- rion No. ?i657i1M/667v"i. v.iat.a 17-1.1966' r i "ii1;;.r,,i,'ii;.,1 t;,
2. Substitutod by A.mendmenls to ti)e Said:r' Bul;s published in A I N Gazette' EO' No' 50 dl. 27-6-1981 viCe Adrrrnls N .tificat on date: 27-d-1981'
3. Existins sub-rule (3) of Rule 4 dr-leted and sub-rules (3) to (11) inserted by Arnendments 1o thc Rules llublished vide ncriiication' ibid' ,4.Eristingsub.rule(1)ofRule4renumberedassub-rule(12)byAntendmenlstoRulespublished t vide noli{lcation ibiti.
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5.lnsertedassub.-rule(4)after6Ub.rule(3lofRuleTbyArnendmenistoRulespubllshec ; vide Notif ication; ibici' i' . :. t
6.Addedbyarne:]crngntsictaeRulespublishedvideNctifice.tion,ibic.
Z. ':cdo'c;'i$ub3litui+'o b;' amendments to rules' ibio E. Addic'br/-diTiendmenis to Rulss, ibici'
9. Subalitued by Amendments 1o Rules' ibid' )t.r ':
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