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[*. 1-11015/8/95-^^(189)] ""ft. %. ^TSfr, ^ K T # * T MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th June, 1998 196!), ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ r ^ ^ ^ ! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ " ? N ^ * « • Ac , 1961 (35 of Amendment) Act 1983 (Guiarat Act No 39 n7lS»-n ? ™ ? ^ ^ N a g f l r H a v e l i - * " ^ ^ ^est (Gujarat to the S ^ i S c K ^ ^ }> " 6 m * S t a t e ° f G U J a r a t ° n to * * o f * i s Notification! subject MODIFICATIONS
1. I" the Indian Forest (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 1983 (Gujarat Act No 19 of 1983) —
(b) for the words "State Government", wherever they occur, the word "AdmmhmW' a „ D n h. ». •*.
there shall also be made such consequential changes as S ^ ^ j i S S ^ S " Ĵ. ua section 1,— ' H ( 1 ) £SSS , m ( 1 ) * " W ° r d S " * e X t 0 n d e d t 0 * U n i 0 n T e i r i t 0 ^ o f D ^ - Nagar Haveli" shall be
(2) for sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:- "(2) It shall come into force at once "•
4. section ] 1 shall be omitted.
[No. U-l l015/8/95-UTL-(189)] P X JALALl, Jt. Secy.
ANNEXURE ?
The Indian Forest (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 1983 (Guiarat Act No 19 of loan nc ;„ t > «. « and as extended to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar HaveK 3 " forCe m * " S t a t e o f G ^ a t An Act to amend the Indian Forest Act, 1927, in its application to the State of Gujarat It is hereby enacted in the Thirty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as fo l lows- '
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of section 52 of Act XVI of 1927.—In the Indian forest Act 1QD7 in •• ^ ' ^ o f D a d r a a n d N a g a r H a ^
(1) after sub-section (1), the foHowing sub-3ection shall be inserted namely - ? } ' ' ~ [ m H-TSPX 3(0] w^TR^arewrw 5
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"(1 A) Any Forest Officer or Police Officer may, if he has reason to believe that a vehicle has been or is being used for the transport of forest produce in respect of which there is reason to believe that a forest offence has been or is being committed, require the driver or other person in charge of such vehicle to stop the vehicle and cause it to remain stationary as long as may reasonably be necessary for examina tion of the contents in the vehicle and inspection of all records relating to the forest produce and in possession of such driver or other person in charge of the vehicle or any other person in me vehicle." ;
(2) in sub-section (2), for the words "make a report of such seizure to the magistrate having jurisdiction to try the offence on account of which the seizure has been made" the following shall be substituted, namely:— "make a report of such seizure,—
(a) where the offence on account of which the serizure has been made in respect of the forest produce which is the property of the Central Government or in respect of which the Administrator has any interest, to the concerned authorised officer under section 61A; and
(b) in other cases, to the magistrate having jurisdiction to try the offsence on account of which the seizure has been made:"
3 Amendment of section 53 of Act XVI of 1927,-ln the principal Act, in section 53, for the words and figures "under secton 52, may, release" the words, figures and letter "under section 52, may, subject to section 61G release" shall be substituted.
4 Detection of section 54 of Act XVI of 1927.—In the principal Act, section 54 shall be deleted.
Amendment of section 55 of Act XVI of 1927.-In the principal Act, in section 55 in sub-section (1) for the words "shall be liable" the words, figures and letter "shall subject to section 61G be hable shall be substi tuted. „ . i .«• Amendment of section 56 of Act XVI of 1927.-In the principal Act, in section 56 for the words in any other case may be disposed" the words, figures and letter "in any other case may, subject to section 61G, be disposed" shall be substituted.
Amendment of section 57 of Act XVI of 1927.-* the principal Act, in section 57, for the words lhat an offence has been committed" the words, figures and letter "that au offence has been committed, subject to section 61G", shall be substituted.
8 Amendment of section 58 of Act XVI of 1927.—In the principal Act, in section 58 —
(1) for the words "The Magistrate may notwithstanding anything herein before contained, direct the sale of " the words and figures "The Forest Officer who made the seizure under section 52 may, notwith standing anything contained in this Act or any other law, sell" shall be substituted ;
(2) the following shall be added at the end, namely:— "and shall report about every such sale to his official superior".
9. Insertion of new sections 61 A, 61B, 61C, 61D, 61E, 6lF and 61G in Act XVI of 1927,-ln the principal Act, after section 61, the following sections shall be inserted namely ;— "61A Confiscation by Forest Officers in certain cases.-<l) Notwithstanding anything contained m the fore going provisions of this Chapter or in any other law for the time being in force, wherea forest offence is believed to have been committed in respect of any forest produce which is the property of the Central Government, the officer seizing the property under sub-section (1) of section 52 shall without any unreasonable delay produce it, together with all tools, ropes, chains, boats, vehicle and cattle used in committing such offence, before an officer authorised by the Central Government m this behalf by notification in the Official Gazette, not being below the rank of an Assistant Conservator of Forest (herinafter referred to as "the authorised officer").
(2) Where the authorised officer seizes under sub-section (1) of section 52 any forest produce which is the nroperty of the Central Government or where any such property is produced before the aulhonsed officer under sub-section (1) and he is satisfied that a forest offence has been committed in respect ot such property, such authorised officer may whether or not a prosecution is Instituted for the commis sion of such forest offence, order confiscation of the property so seized together with all tools, ropes, chains, boats, vehicles and cattle used in committing such offence.
(3) (a) where the authorised officer, after passing an order of confiscation under sub-section (2), is of the opinion that it is expedient in the public interest so to do, he may, order the confiscated property or any party thereof to be sold by public action.
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(b) Where any confiscated property is sold as aforesaid, the proceeds thereof after H^Wtw, „ f A expenses of any such action or other incidental expenses, ^ t ^ j E ' * !
I. Issue of show cause notice before confiscation under section 61A n (w r t H « fprest produce or tools, ropes, chains, boats S ^ ^ J S H C J S * c o n f i s c a t mS • » after notice m writmg to t h ^ o n from S ^ ^ S S ^ Z S S Z ^ J " ^ proposed to confiscate it and considering his objections, if any * ^ °D W h l d l " "
Provided that no order confiscating a motor vehicle shall be made except after givin* notice in writin, r s g ^ or cattle Pr9ves to the satisfaction X S S S S ^ Z ^ ^ & T - ^ ^ ^ without the knowledge or connivance of the Z r S l S I I ? ? T T 5 8 f ° r e S t p r o d u c e of the tool, rope, chain, boat, ^ J S Z l ^ ^ ^ S ' S ^ ^ Kf*8* necessary precautions against such use h a d t a f a a i a1' reasonaI>le and thirty days from the date of the order D f t S X ^ ^ 7 : * * * " * • ff? ° f examine the records of that order and mav ™ W * T - * 6 l A ' S U 0 m o t o c a U f o r ^ pass such orders as J ™ ^ d m ^ m a k ? ^ ^ t y orc*use such inquiry to bemade and may jurisdiction over the area in which t S Z w t o l ^ S f S f f t E £ * £ T * * " * " * * may think ft confirming, modifying or annulling the Z S ^ S S S " " * f o n T f ^ ^ ^ ^ Award of confiscation not interefere with other punishment —The »wimi nt«, . • .
section (1) of section 52, the authorised officer under n^SfJT* ? ? " " B Se i a5d " " ^ s u b ' under section 61C or the Scions ^ ^ ^ Z ^ ^ ^ S ^ T ™ ?
standing anything to the contrary contained in this AcToVm Z T ^ S S ? S aVe " ^ D O t w i t h ' 1974) or in any other law fcr^time h Z fa£^S I t offlt ™ " ^ ^ ^ 1 9 ? 3 <2 o f 61G" shall be inserted. o^eanun me words, figures and letter "subject to section [F. No. U-l 1015/S/95-UTL-(189)] P.K.JALALI,Jt.Secy.
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