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Fi- :.;f i' i.n .l-f, pF-tr'i Dh\dsTRy oF ENVTRoNMENT. FoREsrs AI{D CLIMATE CHANGE (Forest Con3ervetion Divislon) i 6r; 1:f lpj1 Lr rr, : t-. . . .-r': I . NOTIFICATION ,t'rrLi 1 fi';_rj ;, ..i:':: :r' . ,- :- - .NiqDglhi, th€ l0r! Ocbber,20l4 $l rr',i d;G;*rR;713 {4)i+ Sn; px,ercise of the powers conferred'by sub,section'(l) of Section 4 of the Forest (Conservation) Ac! 1980 (69 of 1980), the Central Govemment hereby srakes the following rules further to amend the Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2003, namely: - l. (l) These rules may be called the Forost (Conservation) Second Amendment Rules,2014.
(2) Tbey sball come into force on the ts day ofNovember 2014. .
2. I-n the Forest (Conservation) nules.2003 (hereinafter riferrdd o as rte saia'rufii), in rule 2, aftdr clause (ca), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:
t qFr u-qu-s 3(i) l qt(( iFl llEfSN : sRllgt€l 't(cb) sChairperson of the Regional Empowered Committee" means chairperson of each of the Regional Empowered Committees constituted under rule 4A;
(cc) '(Ilead of the R€gionrl Office" means senior-most omcer in the rank of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests or Chief Conservator of Forests appointed by the Central Governmcnt at Regional Office to deal with the forest conservation matters lmder the Act;
(cd) clinear projects' means projects involving linear diversio.n of forest land for purposes such as roads, railways lines, pipelines, transmission lines, elc.,'
3. In th€ rrid rules, for rule 4 r€hting to constitution of Regional Empowered Cornmittee as inserted vlde notificatior number G.S.R 94 (E) drted, the 3'd Februrry, 2004, tbe following rule sbal! b€ substitut€d nrmely:- '4-A Constitution of Regional Enpowered Commltte€-
(l) . The Central Govemment by notification in the Ofiicial Gazette, shall constitut€ a Regional Empowered Committee at eech of the Regional Offices.
(2) The Regional Empowered Committ€e at each of the Regional Offices shall consist of the following members to be appointed by the Central Go\.er nent to deal with the forest conservation matters, namely:
(t Head ofthe Regional Office; Chairperson
(ii) Senior most officer from amongst officers in the rank of Chief Menber Conservator of Forests or Conservator of Forests in the Resional Offrce;
(iii) Tkee non-official members ftom amongst eminent persons who are Members experts itr the forestry and allied disciplines;
(iv) Senior most offrcer from amongst officers in the rank of Deputy Member- Conservator ofForests in the Regional Office. Secretary
(3) RepreseDtatives of the State Govemm€nt or the Union Territory Administration, as the case may be, not below the rank of a Director to the Govemment of India, one each from Forest Department and Revenue DeparfiEnt shall also be invited to attend meeting of the Regional Empowered Committee as special invitee, in the examination of the proposals pertaining to such State or Union Territory Admin.isimtion, as the case may be.
(4) The term of appointrnent ofnon-official members shall be as specified in rule 4."
4. In the ssid rules, after rule 5, th€ following ru.le shrll be inserted, nrmely:- "5 A. Conduct of Business of Regional Empow€red Committee
(1) The Cha@enon of tbe Regional Empowered Committee shall hold the meeting of the Regional Empowered Committee whenever considered necessary, but not l€ss than once in a month.
(2) The meetings of the Regional Empowir€d Committee shall be held at the headquarters of the Regional Ofiice:
Provided that where the Chairperson of the Regional Empowered Committe€ is satisfied that inspection of site or sites of forest land proposed to be used for non-forest purposcs shall be necessary or expedient in connection with the consideration of the proposals referred to the Regional Empowered Committee, he may direct that the meetings of the Regional Empowered Cornmittee be held at a place other than headquarters ofthe Regional Oftice for suoh inspection of site or sites.
(3) The Chairperson of the Regional Empowered Committee shall preside over every meeting of the Regional Empowered Committee:
Provided that in the absence of Chairperson of the Regional Empowered Committee, the senior most member in the rank ofthe Chief Conservator ofForests or the Conservstor ofForests shall act as the Chairperson ofthe Regional Empowered Committee.
(4) Every proposal referred to the Regional Empowered Committee for adyice or decision shalt be considered' in the meeting of the Regional Empowered Comminee:
Provided that in urgent cases if the me€ting caanot be convened within a month, the Chairperson of the Regional Empowered Committee may direct that papers may be circulated and sent to members ofthe Regional Empowered Committee for their opinion within the stipulated time.
(5) The quorum of the meeting ofthe Regional Empowered Committee shall be three."
5. In the sdd rules, in sub-rule (4) of rule 6, for cleuses (r) and (b), the following cleus€3 shall be subrtitua€4 nemely: - "(a) The proposal rafened to in clause (l) of sub-nrle (3), involving forest laud up to forty hectares and all proposals related to linear projects irrespective of the area of forest land involved, shall be forwarded by the \o\&62)lu-r THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTR.{ORDINARY concemed State Government or the Union Territory Admidstration, as the cas€ may be, along with its r€cornmendations, to the concemed Regional Office.
(b) The proposal referred to in clause (l) of sub-rulc (3), itrvolving forest land of more than forty hectares, other than proposals related to lircar projects shall be forwarded Lry tle concerned Stat€ Govemnent or the Union Te.nitory Administration, as the case may be, along with its recommendations, ro the Secreary, Govemment of r"dia, Ministry ofEnvironmont, Forests and Climatc Change."
6. In the rald rules. in rule ?-
(i) for sub-rule (2) the following sub-rute shrli be subctitutcd, nsmely:- "(2) (a) The Regional Oftice shall after examination of thc proposal involving forest land up to five hectares other than the proposal related to mining, encroachments, and hydel projects, which are Complete in all resp€ct, and alier such further enquiry as it may consider necessary, grant in-principle approval subjeit to fulflllment of stipulated conditions, or reject the same within twenty five days of its receipt ftom the State Govemrncnt or the Union Tenitory Administration, as the case may be, and communicate the same to the concemed State Govemment or the Union Territory Administation, as the case may be, within next five days.
O) In case a proposal involves forest land more than one hun&ed hectares or renewal of lease, Regional Office shall within forty-five days of the reccip of the proposal complete in all respects from the State Govemment or the Union Territory Adminisnatio4 as the case may be, inspect the forest land proposed to be diverted and prepare a site insp€ction report.
(c) Regional Office shall refer all proposals involving forest land above five hectares and up to forty hectares;
proposals related to mining, encroachments, and hydel projects involving forest land up to five hectares;
and all proposals related to linear projects which are complete in all respects, including site inspection report, wherever required, to the Regional Empowered Committee within ten days of tlie receipi of the proposal from the State Governm€nt or the Union Tenitory Administration, as the case may be:
Provided that proposals referred to in clause (b) above, shall be referred to the Resional Emoowered Committee within five days of the receipt ofthe site inspection report.
The Regional Empowered Comminee shall within a period of thirty days examine the proposals referred to it under clause (c) above and after such firther enquiry as it may consider necessary, grant in-principle approval to the proposals other then propnsals related to mining, encroachnent and hydel projecs sublect to fulfilment of stipulated conditions, or reject the same and the Regional Office shall communicate-the decision ofthe Regional Empowered Conmrittcc to the ooncerned State Govenxrent or the Union Territorv Administration, as the case nay b€, within next five working days.
The Regional Empowered Committee shall within a period of thirty days examine the proposals related to mining, encroachments, and hydel project involving diversion of forest land up to forty hectares and tender its advice:
Provided that the Regional Empowered Corunittee may suggest such conditions or restrictions if any, required to b€ imposed on the use of any forest land for non-forest purpose, which in its opinion would minimise adverse environmental impaot.
The Rcgional office shall. wirhin a period of five days of the receipt of the advice of the Regional Empoweled committee on proposals refened !o in clause (e) above, forward such proposal aong witb advice of the Regional Eryowered committce to the secretary, Ministry of Envir;nment, ForeJts and Clinate Change for obtaining the decision ofthe Central Govemrnent:
Provided that tine taken iu trrnsit of I proposal ftom Regional Office to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change shall not be more than five days.
(g) The Central Government shall, after considcring the advice of the Regional Empowered Commitiee and after firther enquiry as it may consider necessary, grant in-principle app;oval subject to fulfillment ofstipulated conditions, or rqiect th€ same within thirty days of its receipt from the Regional Oftice and conmunicate the same to the concemed State Govemment or the Union Territory Adminisbation, as the case may be, within next five working days."
(ii) in sub-rule (4), for clruse (c), the following chur€ shrll be substituted, nrmely: - "(c) In case the proposal involves forest land more than one hundred hectares or renewal of lease, Ministry of Environment' Forests and Climate Change shall within ten days of the receipt of a proposal complete in all respects' request the concem€d R€gional Office to inspect the forest land proposed to Le ilvertea and submit a report to the Ministry ofEnvironment, Forests and climat€ chauge within a period of forty-five days:
Provided that the total time taken in communication of the request for site inspection from the Minisry of Environment, Forests and climate Change to Regional OIfice and communication of the site inspecrron repon from the Regional Office to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change shall not be'more than ten days, over and abovc the time taken in undertaking site inspection by the Regional oftce.',
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7. In the sald rule$. irl rule &
(i) ir sub-rule (2), for clause (r), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:
"(a) ln cases where complianae of conditions slipulated in thc in-principle approval is awaited for more than fivc years from thc State Govcmment or the Union Toritory Adminisfation, as the case may be, rhe in-principle approvals may be summarily rcvoked:
Provided that in cas€s where for valid and cogent reasons it has not b€en possiblc for the User Ag€ncy or the St3t€ Govemment or th€ Union teritory Adminiskation, as the case may be, to comply with ore or more of th€ conditions stipulated in the in-principi€ approval for obtaining firlal approvai rmder the Act vithin five y€ars fiom the date of grart of in.principal approval, the C€ntral Govemment may cxtend the pcriod for compliance of s.rch conditions by such further period as it dcem fir."
(ii) io sub-rule (3), for clsuie (c), tb€ followitrg clNus€s shdl bc substitut€d, Damely:
"(c) In such cases, apart from grant of final approval under the Act for diversion of such forost land for original perjod of mining lcas€, the Central Covemm€nt, shall, after considering advicc of the Forest Advisory Committ€e or the Regiotal Empdwered Committee, as the cas€ may be, and after further enquiry as it may consider necessary, grant final approval to the proposal ofthe State Government or the Union Territory Adminishation, as the case may be, for renewal of mining lease for a period, as may be specified by the Central Govemment, not exceeding twe1 y years, with appropriate conditions or reject the sam9.
(d) Procedurc stipulated in clauses (a) to (c) above, shall also be applicable to the cases where in-principlc approval under the Act for diversion of forcst land has becn accorded on a day more than five years prior to date of expiry of mining lease and for valid and cogent raasons it has not been possible for the User Agency or the State Govemmont or the Union Tenitory Administration, as the case may be, to comply with one or more of tha conditions stipulated in thc in-principlo approval and obtain final approval within five years from the date of gant of lhe in-principal approval:
Provided such in-principle approval has not already be€n summarily levoked by the Contral Govemment:
Provided further that in such cases, apart from th€ report reforcd to in clause (b) above, the Statc Covemmcnt or the Union Territory Adminisration, as the case may be, shall also submit to the Ccntnl Covemment, reason or rcasons for delay in compliance to conditions stipulaJed in the in-principle approval.
(e) Proc€dure stipulated in clauses (a) to (c) above, shall also be applicable to the cases where mining lease expires or has already expired \f,ithin a period of ten years ftom th€ date of grant of in-principle appraval uder the Act, evcn if final apFoval under the Act for diversion of such forcst land has been granted prior to expiry of th€ mining lcase:
Provid€d, that in such cases, in place of a report on compliance to conditions stipulated in the in-principle approval, a report on conpliance to conditions stipulatcd in the final approval under the Act for diversion of such foresl land during validity of thc original lease period shall be submitted to the Cental Govemmcnt by the Stare Govemmcnt or thc Union Territory Adminishation, as the case may be."
8. Thoughout tho said rules, for the words "Ministry of EnvLonment and Forests" wherever it occurs, the words ,,Ministry of Environment, Forests and climate change,' shall be substituted.
[F. No. l r-43l2013_FC] . M.S. NECI, tnspector General ofForests (Forest Conseryation) Norer The Principal rules were publishcd in th€ Gazette of India vide number C.S.R. 23 (E) dated the lOth January, 2003 and subsequently amcnded vidc G.S.R 94 (E) dated the 3rd February, 2004, vide G.S.R. 107 (E) dated the 9th Fcbnrary, 2004 and vide C.S.R. 185 (E) dated the l4th March, 2014.
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