240 APPENDIX – VI REVENUE DEPARTMENT (FOREST) Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/1195 The 3 rd May, 1958 In supersession of Punjab Government Notification
1. No. 260 Ft, dated the 8th Feb, 1945.
2. No. 5002-D 51/6264, dated the 15th November, 1951.
3. No. 563-Ft-54/458, dated the 3rd March, 1955, and
4. No. 3384-Ft-55/2134 dated, the 19th August, 1995.
5. No. S.O. 44/ C.A. 16/27/S. 29/72 dated, the 6th March, 1972.
6. No. S.O. 97/ C.A. 16/27/S. 29/77 dated, the 15th July, 1977.
7. No. S.O. 215/ C.A. 16/27/S. 29/89 dated, the 22nd December, 1989.
8. No. S.O. 47/ C.A. 1927/S. 29/98 dated, the 1st May, 1998.
and in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 29 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, canals and railways in the State of Punjab except those in the Patiala Division described in the following Schedule to be protected forests 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) roadside strips and also other P.W.D. lands in Punjab State transferred to the Forest Department for management.
Canals All land of either side of P.W.D. (I.B.) canals and canal roads including main canals, branches, distributaries, minors, escapes and bunds and also other land of that department transferred to the forest department for management.
Railways The land along the railway tracks and station yards on the Northern Railway transferred to the forest department for management.
241 Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/1195 Whereas by Punjab Government Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/1195, date the 3rd May, 1958, all strips of Punjab Government waste lands, demarcated by boundary pillars whether under tree growth or not on either side of all roads, canals and railways in the State of Punjab except Patiala Division as mentioned in the Schedule annexed to the said notification have been declared protected forests under Section 29 of Indian Forest Act, 1927.
Now, therefore, the Governor of Punjab in exercise of powers conferred by Section 30 of the said Act is pleased:-
(a) To declare all trees standing or upon these lands to be reserved with effect from the date of publication of this notification.
(b) To prohibit from the same date the quarrying of stones, burning of lime or charcoal, or the collection or subjection to any manufacturing process, or removal of any forest produce in any such forest and the breaking up or clearing of land for building or for herding cattle or for any other purposes of any land in such forests.
Dated the 3rd May, 1958. Sd/- NAKUL SEN Secretary to Government Punjab, Revenue Department 242 Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/1197 Whereas by Punjab Government Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/ 1995, dated the 3rd May, 1958 all strips whether under tree growth or not on either side of all roads, 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 powers conferred by the Section 32 of he 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 pervious permission of the Divisional Forest Office for the time being incharge of the forest division in which such lands are situated provided that in times of emergency the executive engineers incharge of the may cut, fell or lop and tree for use on the respectively:-
(a) Canals
(b) Public works Department Roads, and
(c) Railways
2. No. person shall hard, pasture, graze or retain sheep, goats or camels or other kind of cattle on the lands specified in the Schedule annexed to Punjab Government Notification No. 1122-Ft-58/1995, dated the 3rd May, 1958. However, Divisional Forest Officer of the Forest Division concerned may permit grazing by a limited number of the cattle.
3. No person shall clear or break up land without previous permission of the Divisional Forest Officer concerned, executive engineers incharge of the railways or roads or canals may, however permit the breaking up of land to remove earth for use on railways lines, roads and canals, as the case may be, in times of emergency.
4. No person shall cut or remove the grass without the approval of the Divisional Forest Officer of the Forest Division concerned.
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5. No person shall set fire to grass, trees or timber or kindle a fire on the land without taking responsible precautions to prevent its spreading to any tree.
6. Income from compounding of offences against these rules under Section 68 of Indian Forest Act, 1927, shall be credited to the government.
Sd/- NAKUL SEN Secretary to Government Punjab, Revenue (Forests) Department Endst. No. 1122-Ft-58/ 1998 of even dated by the Under Secretary to Government Punjab Forest and Game Preservation Department.
Copy is forwarded for information to the Chief Conservator of Forests, Punjab- Shimla-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, Shimla-2, the 26th May, 1958.
A copy is forwarded to:-
1. All Conservator of Forests,
2. All Divisional Forest Officers, for information and guidance.
Sd/- Chief Conservator of Forests, Punjab.