114 Appendix -VI REVENUE DEPARTMENT (FORESTS) Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/1195, the May, 1958 In suppression of Punjab Government Notification
1. No. 260-Ft. dated the 8th Feb., 1945.
2. 5002-D-51/6264, dated the 15th Nov., 1951
3. No. 563-Ft-54/485, dated the 3rd March, 1955 and.
4. No. 3384-Ft-55/2134 dated the 19th August, 1955.
And in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to declare the strip of Govt. forest or waste lands whether under tree growth or not on either side of all roads, canal and railways in the state of Punjab except those in the Patiala Division described in the following schedule to be protected forest and the provisions of chapter IV and section 68 of the said act to be applicable to them.
SCHEDULE Name of strip Description and situation ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Roads All P.W.D. (Building & roads) road side strips and also other P.W.D lands in Punjab State transferred to the Forest Department for management.
Canals All land on either side of P.W.D (I.E) canals and canal roads including main canal canals branches, distributaries, minors, escapes and forest department for management.
Railways The land along the railways tracks and station yards on the Northern Railway transferred to the forest department for management.
115 Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/1195 Whereas by Punjab Government Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/1195, dated the 3rd May, 1958 all strips whether under tree growth or not on either side of all road, canals and railways in the State of Punjab except Patiala division as mentioned in the schedule annexed to the said notification have been declared to be protected forests under section 29 of the Indian Forest Act of 1927.
Now, therefore in exercise of the power conferred by section 32 of the said act, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules applicable to all the lands specified in the aforesaid notification.
RULES
1. No person shall cut, fell girdle or lop any tree for any purpose whatsoever or remove any forest produce without the previous permission of the Divisional Forest Officer for the time being incharge of the forest division in which such lands are situated, provided that in times of emergency the executive engineers in-charge of the division may cut, fell or lop any tree for use on the a) Canals b) Public Works Department Roads, and c) Railways Respectively,
2. No person shall herd, pasture graze or retain sheep, goats or camels or other kinds cattle on the lands specified in the schedule annexed to Punjab Government Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/1195, dated the 3rd May,
1958. However, Divisional Forest Officer of the forest division concerned may permit grazing by a limited number of cattle.
3 No person shall clear or break-up land without previous permission of the Divisional Forest Officer concerned, executive engineers in-charge of the railways or roads or canals may, however permit the breakingup of land to remove earth of use on railway lines, roads and canals, as the case may be in times of emergency.
4 No person shall cut or remove grass without the approval of the Divisional Forest Officer of the forest division concerned.
5 No person shall set fire to grass, trees or kindle a fire on the land without taking reasonable precautions to prevent its spreading to any tree.
6 Income from compounding of offences against these under section 68 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 shall be credited to the government.
Endst. No. 1122- Ft-58/1198 of even dated by the Under Secretary to Government Punjab Forest and Game preservation Department.
116 Copy is forwarded for information to the Chief Conservation of Forest, Punjab, Simla-2 with reference to his memorandum No. C-280 Roads/4130 dated the 3rd March, 1958. 11 copies of the notification will be supplied to him in due course by the press.
No. C-280 (a) Roads/ 2527 dated Simta-2 the 26th May, 1958.
A copy is forwarded to:-
1. All Conservators of Forest
2. All Divisional Forest Officers For information and guidance.