(1) It shall be the duty of every Forest Officer, Gram Panchayat Secretary, Gram' Panchayat Karma Sahayak, Krishi Prajukti Sahayak, Gram Sevak, Revenue Inspector, officer dealing with environmental protection or Police personnel to make efforts to prevent any contravention of section 4 and section 9 and to report to his superior officer, in such manner as may be prescribed, of such contravention or preparation to commit such contravention.
(2) The superior officer so informed shall inform the competent authority of such commission or probable commission of offence.
(3) The competent authority shall take all reasonable measures in his power to prevent such contravention which he has reason to believe that it is likely to be committed.
18. The Officers, exercising any powers, or discharging any duties or functions, under this Act shall be deemed to be public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
19. The amount of composition of an offence, the payment of which has been directed to be made by any person under this Act shall , without prejudice to any other mode of recovery under any law for the time being in force, be recoverable from him as an arrear of land revenue.
20. No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against the State Government or against any Officer or against any designated agency of the State Government empowered to exercise power or to perform duties or to discharge functions under this Act, for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act.
45 of 1860.
I 440 THE KOLKATA GAZE1Tb, EXTRAORDINARY, APRIL 12, 2006 [PART III The West Bengal Trees (Protection and Conservation in Non-Forest Areas) Act, 2006.
(Sections 21-26.)
Exemption.
Power to make rules.
Overriding effect.