(1) - “No person shall install, erect or operate a Wood Based Industries without obtaining a license for such installation from the Licensing Authority.
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(2) No license for setting up fresh Wood Based Industries, within a distance of 5 kms from the boundary of any Forest under the control of the Forest Department, whether notified or not shall be granted, except when it is required for Departmental use. However, such restriction would not apply within the limits of Municipal corporations and district headquarter.
(3) The distance of 5 kms shall be computed from topo sheets as aerial distance as crow flies.
(4) Government may relax restriction of 5 Kms as prescribed under Rule 3(2) in case of SEZ developed for wood based industries.
Provided that nothing contained in this rule shall apply to ordinary operations of domestic carpentry or secondary units involved in the manufacture of handicrafts, furniture, packaging boxes, electronic items, toys, textile items etc. provided that such units do not use round timber and are involved only in the re-sawing of sawn timber procured from legal sources , using circular saw upto 12 inches in diameter or vertical saw not exceeding 18 inches in length.