236 APPENDIX – XVI HARYANA GOVERNMENT FOREST DEPARTMENT Notification The 31st October,2005 No. S.O. 84/C.A. 16/1927/Ss 41,42,51 and 76/2005.- In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-section (1) read with Sub-section (2) of Section 41, Sections 42, 51 and 76 of the Indian Forest Act,1927 (16 of 1927), the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rules for the regulation of wood-based industries in the State of Haryana, namely:-
1. (I) These rules may be called the Haryana Forest Regulation of Wood- based Short title Industries Rules, 2005 application and Commencement (II) They shall be applicable to the whole of the State Haryana.
(III) They shall came into force from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
2. (a) “Act” means the India Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927);
(b) “Divisional Forest Officer” means Divisional Forest Officer (Territorial) in the district;
(c) “Form” means form appended to these rules;
(d) “License” means the license issued under these rules;
(e) “State Government” means the Government of the State of Haryana.
(f) “Section” means section of the Act’
(g) “Wood-based industry” shall include timber depots, saw mill and any unit for cutting or converting timber for manufacturing plywood, veneer, board paper pulp, rayon and any other such products;
(h) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927)
3. No person shall establish, expand installed capacity or operate any Wood Restriction on -based industry including the existing unit unless an license is obtained establishment of renewed in accordance with these rules. Wood-based Industries Section 41(2)(e) and (h)
4. Any person seeking a license under rule 3 shall make an application to Application for the Divisional Forest Office in form I. obtaining license section 41(2) (b)
(e) and (h) 237 Grant of License. 5. On receipt an application under rule 4, the Divisional Forest Officer, shall Section 41(2) (b), make such inquiry as he deems fit and after satisfying himself subject to
(e) and (h). the guidelines issued by the State Government form time to time may grant the License in the form II for a period of ten years initially or refuse to grant the license for the reason given in writing to the applicant.
Fee for grant of 6. The person seeking a license shall pay such license fee as may be notified by License Section the State Government from time to time.
41(2) (c) Renewal of License 7. The license shall apply for renewal of license in form I within a period of six Section 41 (2) (b), month before the expiry of his existing license by paying a renewal fee as my be
(e) and (h). notified by the State Government form time to time.
Authority to enter 8. The license shall be required to maintain the record of receipt and disposal of in premises section timber as prescribed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests from time to 41(2) time. The licensee shall produce the above record for scrutiny and checking of Timber when called upon to do so by the Divisional Forest Officer. The Divisional Forest Officer, may at any time enter the premises of licensed wood based industrial unit for this purpose.
Revocation of 9. Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing rules, the Divisional license section Forest Officer, where he has reasons to believe that a license is operating the 41 (2) (b) Wood-based industry in contravention of the provisions of these rules and/or conditions of the license or the license is indulging in activities prejudicial to being heard, may suspend or revoke the license granted under this rule.
Appeal against 10. Any person aggrieved by the order made by the Divisional Forest Officer, Order of refusal or under rule 5 of rule 9, within a period of thirty days of the service on him of the revocation of order, appeal to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, who shall decide the License section appeal giving such person an opportunity of being heard. The decision of the 41 (2) Principal Chief Conservator of Forest shall be final.
Saving 11. Nothing contained in these rules shall apply to the ordinary operations of domestic carpentry, furniture making units, wooden toy and handicraft making units, charcoal making units and firewood depots, which do not use and have the facility for sawing, converting, cutting and processing round timber.