(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may be made to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
(a) the authority by which and the manner in which a permit may be issued under clauses (c), (d) and (e) of sub-section (2) of section 3:
(b) the other manner in which the price fixed under sub-section (1) of section 4 shall be published under sub-section (2) of that section;
(c) the factors that may be prescribed under clause (f)of sub-section
(3) of section 4;
(d) the procedure to be followed in making appointment of an agent under section 6;
(e) the manner in which the functions of the Committee shall be 2 of 1974.
Penalty.
Attempts and abetment.
Cognizance of offence.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
Declaration that Act gives effect to certain directive principles.
Power to make rules.
[ 1979 : Guj. 7 Gujarat Minor Forest Produce Trade Nationalisation Act, 1979 performed under sub-section (4) of section 7 and allowances to which the members of the Committee shall be entitled under sub-section (5) of that section;
(f) regulation of payment of charges payable to a person under subsection (5) of section 9.
(g) the quantity exceeding which the grower has grown the minor forest produce for the purpose of being liable to be registered under section 11, the fees to be paid for being registered, the manner in which his name and address shall be registered under the said section and the officer empowered to keep the register for the registration of growers under the said section ;
(h) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed under this Act.
(3) In making any rules under this section the State Government may direct that a breach thereof shall be punishable with fine not exceeding one thousand rupees and when the offence is a continuing one, with a daily fine not exceeding one hundred rupees during the continuance of the offence.
(4) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than thirty days before the State Legislature as soon as may be after they are made and shall be subject to rescission by the State Legislature or to such modifications as the State Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following.
(5) Any rescission or modification so made by the State Legislature shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall thereupon take effect.
21. Nothing contained in the Indian Forest Act, 1927 shall apply to any minor forest produce in respect of matters for which provisions are contained in this Act.