(1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra 4*Forest Produce (Regulation of Trade) Short title, Act, 1969. extent,
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra. commence- . .
5 (3) It shall come into force in such area or areas, and on such date or dates as the ment and . . . . .
State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify. application.
(4) It shall apply in respect of the 6*forest produce specified in the Schedule.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires :- Definitions.
Ii (a) "agent" means an agent appointed under Section 4 of (b) "Code" means the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code, i 966:
1966.
(c) "Committee" means an Advisory Committee constitued under sub-section
(1) of Section 6
(cl) "grower of 6* forest produce" means XLI (i) in respect of 6* forest produce grown in areas as may, from time to time, be of constituted as reserved or protected forests under the Indian Forest Act i 927 the
1927.
State Government; and
(ii) in respect of 6* forest produce grown in areas not covered by sub-clause (i)-
(a) the State Government, where the 6* forest produce is grown on unoccupied land as defined in Clause (4]) of Section 2 of the Code;
(b) the occupant or a tenant or a Government lessee of the holding or a superior holder, as the case may be, in a unit oh which the 6* forest produce grows; and includes every person who, from time to time, claims title to such produce through him;
1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Maharashtra Government Gazette, 1969, Part \Ç Extra Page-557. ' 2 The words "minor" was deleted by Mah. 45 of 1997., s. 8.
3 The words "minor" was deleted ibid., s. 9.
4 The words "minor" was deleted ibid., s. 10.
5 27th day of December 1969, in the whole of the State of Maharashtra (vide G. N., R. and F D.
No. MFP.2169/221968-U, dated 27th December 1969.)
6 The words "minor" was deleted by Mah. 45 of 1 997. s. 11.
*Maharashtra Ordinance No. XIX of 1997 was repealed by Mah. 45 of 1997, s. 14.
**This indicates the date of commencement of the Act.
S (J) 224 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor http://www.cvisiontech.com 2 Maharashtra Forest Produce (Regulation 1969: Mah. LVII J of Trade) Act, 1969 i «e) "Forest Produce" means such forest produce as defined under the Indian Forest Act, 1927 as are specified in the Schedule appended to this Act, and the State Government may, from time to time. by notification in the Official Gazette, add to or modiFy the Schedule in the public interest, and the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 1 9 is so far as they relate to laying before and modification, as they apply in relation to any-rule made under that Section shall apply in relation to such Notification;J
(f) "Specified area" means the area specified in the notification under sub-section
(3) of Section 1;
( g ) "tenant" includes-
(i) a tenant as defined in sub-section (40) of Section 2 of the Code, and
(ii) a tenant as defined in-
(a) the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1948, in relation to the Born.
Bombay area of the State of Maharashtra ; of
1948.
(b) the Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950, in relation to the Hyd.
Hyderabad area of the State of Maharashtra ;
Act XI of
1950.
(c) the Bombay Tenancy and Agricultural Lands (Vidarbha Region) Act, 1958, Born.
in relation to the Vidarbha Region of the State of Maharashtra ;
XCIX of
1958.
(h) "unit" means a sub-division of a specified area constituted into a unit under Section 3
(i) Words and expressions "Government lessee", "holding", "occupant" and "superior holder" shall have the meanings, respectively, assigned to them in the Code;
O) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Act, and defined in the Indian XVI Forest Act, 1927, shall have the meanings, respectively, assigned to them in that 27 Act.
Constitution 3. The State Government may divide every specified area into such number of units o f as it may deem fit in respect of each 2 * forest produce.
units.
Appoint- 4. (1) The State Government may, for the purpose of purchase of and trade in any2* :50 forest produce on its behalf, appoint agents in respect of different units, and any such g agent may be appointed in respect of more than one unit.
(2) The terms, conditions and the procedure for appointment of agents shall be such as may be prescribed.
1 Clause (e) was substituted by Mah. 45 of 1997, s. 12.
2 The words "rninor" was deleted ibid.. s. 11.
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