(1) The State Government may, by notification, empower a Forest officer to accept from any person against whom a reasonable suspicions exists that he has committed an offence punishable under this Act, a sum of money by way of compensation for the offence which such person is suspected to have committed.
(2) On the payment of such sum of money to such officer the suspected persons shall be discharged the property, other than tendu leaves, if any, seized shall be released, and on further proceedings shall be taken against such person of property.
(3) A Forest Officer shall not be empowered under this Act unless he is a Forest Officer, of a rank not inferior to that of a Divisional Forest Officer, and the sum of money accepted as compensation under sub-section (1) shall in no case exceed the sum of one thousand rupees.
20. Savings in respect of acts done in good faith- (1) No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall he against any person for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be so done in pursuance of this Act or the rules made thereunder.
(2) No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie against the State Government for any damage caused or likely to be caused or any injury suffered or likely to be suffered by virtue of the provisions of this Act or by anything which is in good faith done or intended to be so done in pursuance of this Act or the rules made thereunder.
Hkkx 4 ¼d½ jktLFkku jkt&i=] vizSy 11] 1974 7
21. Power to make rules- (1) The State Government may subject to the condition of previous publication, make rules to carry out all or any of the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
(a) the terms, condition and the procedure for appointment of agents under section 4;
(b) the terms and conditions of a permit subject to which tendu leaves may be transported, the authority by which and the manner in which such permit shall be issued under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 5;
(c) (i) the manner of conduct of business of the Committee under sub-section (3) of section 6;
(ii) the allowances to which the members of the committee shall be entitled under subsection (4) of section 6;
(d) the publication of the price list of tendu leaves under section 7 ;
(e) the manner of holding enquiry under sub-section (3) of section 9;
(f) (i) the prescription of quantity of tendu leaves under section 10;
(g) (ii) the manner of registration under section 10;
(h) (i) the period within which, the fee on payment of which and the manner in which the registration under sub-section.(1) of section 11 shall be made;
(ii) declarations, accounts and returns which shall be submitted under sub-section (2) of section 11 and the form in which, the officer to whom and the intervals at which they shell be submitted;
(i) the form in which, the authority to whom and the manner in which an application under sub-section (3) of section 13 shall be made;
(j) any other matter which is either expressly or impliedly required to be prescribed under this Act.
(3) Every rule made under this Act, shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before the House of the State Legislature while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the House agrees in making any modification In the rule or the House agrees that the rules should not be made, and notifies such decision in the Official Gazette, the rules shall from the date of publication of such notification have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.