The State Government may, if satisfied with respect to any person that with a view to preserving him from action in any manner prejudicial to the prevention of the forests in the State and the maintenance of the forest-based supplies and services essential to the community and for matters connected therewith, it is necessary so to do, make an order directing that such person be detained.
1. Passed in Hindi by the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. For Statement of Objects and Reasons see the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh on the 12th September, 1984, pp. 1571 and 1578.
THE HIMACHAL PRADESH PRESERVATION OF FORESTS AND MAINTENANCE OF 3 SUPPLIES OF FOREST BASED ESSEN TIAL COMMODITIES ACT, 1984
Explanation: For the purposes of this section, the expression "acting" in any manner prejudicial to the preservation of the forests in the State and maintenance of forest-based supplies of commodities essential to the community and matters connected therewith means,-
(a) committing or abetting or instigating any person to commit, any offence punishable under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927), the Himachal Pradesh Land Preservation Act, 1978 (28 of 1978), the Himachal Pradesh Resin and Resin Products (Regulation of Trade) Act 1981 (6 of 1981), or the Himachal Pradesh Forest Produce (Regulation of Trade) Act, 1982 (5 of 1982), or under any other law for the time being in force, relating to the control, acquisition, supply or distribution of, or trade and commerce in, any forest produce; or
(b) dealing in forest produce with a view to making gain in any manner in which may directly or indirectly defeat or tend to defeat the enactments as are referred to in clause (a).