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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART I—SEC. 1] -

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

(Export Trade Control)

PUBLIC NOTICE No. 14-ETC (PN)/78

New Delhi, the 28th February, 1978

SUBJECT ;—Export of Timber 1977-78.

F. No. 6/19/76-E-I -.—Reference Public Notice No. 33-ETC

<PN)/77 dated 6-12-77 as amended from time to time on the above

subject.

2. On a review of the situation, it has been decided to define

properly sawn timber given in paragraph 2(iii) of aforesaid Pub-

lic Notice, as under :—

For

Substitute

Sawn timber means beams Sawn timber means bcanis'

scantlings and other sizes

blanks, reepcrs, rafters, fence

fashioned from timber in

posts or poles, sleepers

logs.

scantlings, fashioned

from

timber (whether seasoned or

not) in the round or dressed

conditions, whatever be the

manner of sawing as laid

down in the Indian Standat-ds

specification No. 707-1976.

3. In partial modification of paragraphs (5) and (6) of afore-

said Public Notice, it has also since been deicded that :—

(i) Certificate of origin need not necessarily be signed by

the Chief Conservator of Forest of the State or the Union

Territory himself. It may be signed by any officer

ofthe Forest department,

competent to

issue such a

certificate under the relevant State or Central statute

applicable to the particular consignment, along with

the official seal of the such officer. The certificate should

be in the form generally prescribed under Government

rules and procedure of the (issuing) State or Union

Territory;

(ii) Certificate of Origin may not be insisted upon in cases,

where parties had entered into firm commitments backed

by either irrevocable Letter of Credit opened and accept-

ed by the Indian Banks or full payment received in ad-

vance before the date of issue of aforesaid Public Notice

i.e. 6-12-77. Only those shapes and sizes of sawn timber

of these varieties shall be allowed as may be specified in

the original documents. Applications may be made

direct to port licensing authorities wilh documents.

4. Timber other than those in log or sawn sizes mentioned

in the aforesaid Public Notice as amended above will be treated

as 'processed' or 'semi-processed' for the purpose of Exports

Trade Control.

K.V. SESHADRL Chief Controller of Tmporls and Exports

PRINTED BY THE MANAGER, OOVT. OF INDIA PRESS, RING KOAD, NEW DELHI-110064

AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI-110054, 1978