(1)(a) Any person desiring to install, erect or operate a saw mill, shall make an application in Form–I enclosing copies of following documents.
(i) Title deeds or lease deed of the premises or an undertaking by the applicant that the premises of saw mill are on lease from the land owner.
(ii) Copy of Factory License, if any.
(iii) Copy of sales Tax registration, etc., if any.
(iv) Copy of Location sketch of the premises.
(v) Statement indicating the sources of supply of round wood, species and quantity :
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1. Subs. By G.O Ms. No. 99, E,F,S&T (For.III) dt.17-7-1998. Pub. in A.P. Gaz.
RS Part I (Ext.) No. 25 dt.3-8-1998.
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Provided that where within a period of two months from the date of receipt of application by the licensing authority the applicant has not been granted a license or any communication from Divisional Forest Officer is received the applicant may proceed to establish and run a Saw Mill, but not so as to contravene any of the provisions of the Telangana Forest Act, 1967 or any rule made there under. And after installation of Saw Mill the applicant shall inform licensing authority of such installation and obtain a license.
(b) Every proprietor of an existing Saw Mill shall obtain a license from the Licensing Authority within sixty days from the date of publication of these rules and any existing saw mill should not be operated beyond sixty days without a valid license under these rules.
(c) Every application shall be accompanied by a fee mentioned below for grant of licence or for its renewal.
(i) Licence period of one year Rs. 1000-00
(ii) Licence Period of two years Rs. 2000-00
(iii) Licence period of three years Rs.3000-00
(d) If the applicant desires to obtain common license for saw mill and depot, he should indicate in the application form in Form I].
(2) On receipt of an application, the licensing authority shall make such enquiry as he deems fit, and after satisfying himself whether or not there would be any objection to granting the licence applied for, having regard to safeguarding the timber in any reserved, protected or proposed forest, or in any land referred to in Rules 3, may grant a licence in 1[the form II of] these rules subject to the conditions set out therein or refuse to grant a license.
2[(3) The licensee, whose saw mill is located within five kilometres from forest boundary shall, before the issue of licence make a security deposit of Rs.5,000/- in National Savings Certificate in favour of the licensing authority and the security deposit shall be Rs. 2,000/- in the remaining locations, towards the due observance of Telangana Forest Act, 1967 and the rules made thereunder.]
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1. Subs. For the words “the form appended to” by G.O. Ms. No. 99. E,F,S&T (For.III) dt. 17-7-1998. Pub. in A.P. Gaz. RS Part I (Ext.) No. 25 dt. 3-8-1998.
2. Subs. By Ibid.
4 1[5. (1) Every licence granted under Rule 4 shall, subject to provisions of Rule 9, be effective from the date of issue or from the date of expiry of the period specified in the proviso to Clause (a) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 4, as the case may be, to the 31st December of the year up to which licence is granted, both days inclusive.]
2[Note: ---- For licences granted to the existing Saw Mills before 3rd October, 1998 (i.e., from 3-8-1998 to 3-10-1998) the period of validity shall be as follows, namely:
(i) One year licence from the date of issue to 31-12-1999.
(ii) Two years licence from the date of issue to 31-12-2000.
(iii) Three years licence from the date of issue to 31-12-2001.]
(2) The licence granted under these rules for saw mills located within five kilometres of forest boundary shall not be transferable.
(3) The saw mill machinery and premises shall not be leased to any person, without intimation of the licensing authority. For any acts of omission of lessee, licence holder shall be held responsible.
(4) In case the saw mill premises is to be changed, or when the machinery is to be shifted from one place to another within same forest division, such changes should not be done without prior approval of licensing authority.