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Part II - Section 3
केन्द्र-शाͧसत प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन
ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
Forest, Ecology & Environment Department,
UT- Secretariat, Ladakh
Phone No: 01982- 257561, Fax No 257435 Email: [email protected]
Notification
Ladakh, 22nd Day of March, 2023
Union Territory of Ladakh Wood-based Industries (Establishment and Regulation) Rules, 2023
S.O. 10. -Whereas, in compliance of directions contained in the Order dated 5 October 2015 of the Hon'ble
Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202 of 1995 in the matter of TN Godavarman
Thirumulpad versus Union of India and others, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
has issued Wood Based Industries (Establishment and Regulation) Guidelines, 2016; and whereas the
States and Union territories are required to conform their rules according to the said Guidelines;
लद्दाख, 23 माचर्, 2023
LADAKH, THURSDAY, MARCH, 23, 2023
भारत सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-27032023-1187
SG-LD-E-27032023-1187
Now therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by section 76A of the Indian Forest Act, 1927
(Act 16 of 1927) read with S.O.3774 (E) dated 23.10.2020, the Lieutenant Governor of Union territory of
Ladakh hereby makes the following rules; namely, -
1. Short title and commencement. — (l) These rules may be called the Union Territory of Ladakh
Wood-based Industries (Establishment and Regulation) Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions – (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires: -
(a) "Act" means the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Act 16 of 1927);
(b) “Administration” means the Administration of Union territory of Ladakh.
(c) Principal Chief Conservator of Forests/Chief Conservator of Forests"/ means the Principal
Chief Conservator of Forests, UT of Ladakh/ Chief Conservator of Forests, Union territory of
Ladakh/ The next Senior most officer in case there is no PCCF/CCF.
(d) "Divisional Forest Officer" means the Divisional Forest Officer of the Territorial Division
(e) “Form” means the forms appended to these rules;
(f)
License means the license issued under these rules;
(g) 'Licensing Authority" means the Territorial Divisional Forest Officer concerned;
(h) "Log" means a piece of wood in its natural form whether stripped of bark or sapwood or not
and includes logs whose round surfaces have been made flat by any means to form wood of roughly
rectangular cross-section and having mid girth or perimeter of forty-two centimetre or more under
bark;
(i)
"Municipal Area" means the area falling within the territorial limits of Municipal Committee,
Municipal Council, Municipal Corporation, as the case may be;
(j)
"Owner" means the person(s) in whose name(s) the license or certificate of registration has
been granted under these rules; provided that in case of a partnership or a limited company, the
ownership of license or certificate of registration shall be in the name of the concern with nominated
person(s) or managing partner(s) as person(s) responsible for day-to-day affairs;
(k) “Registration “means the certificate of registration issued under these rules;
(l) S
means plants and machinery in a fixed structure or enclosure, for conversion of
logs into sawn timber;
(m) "Sawn timber" means beams, scantlings, planks, battens, and such other product obtained
from sawing of a log;
(n) "Section" means section of the Act;
(o) "Timber" means timber as defined in the Act;
(p) "Veneer Mill, Plywood Mill, Particle Board Mill and FiberboardMill" means plants and
machinery and the premises in which or in any part thereof, conversion into required size, slicing,
peeling, chipping, fashioning, or seasoning of timber/ wood, including preservation and treatment
thereof either by mechanical or chemical process with the aid of electrical or mechanical power or
manually is carried put;
(q) "Wood-based Industry" means any industry which processes wood as its raw material and
includes sawmill, veneer/ plywood/ particle board/ Fiberboardmill, units manufacturing katha or
kutch, wood oil, etc., but will not include furniture unit and wooden handicrafts unit as defined in rule
2(e) and 2(t); and
(r) "Wooden handicrafts unit" means a unit that deals in making of goods using hand tools, and
includes traditional domestic carpentry, and making of furniture, handicrafts, small wooden toys, and
small joinery and sports goods, and which are not involved in sawing or resawing of logs or sawn
timber using mechanical saw.
(2) The words and expressions used in these rules, but not defined, shall have the same meanings as
assigned to them in the Act.
3. Constitution of the UT Level Committee:
(1) The Union Territory of Ladakh shall constitute a Union Territory Level
Committee to perform the functions stipulated in these guidelines.
(2) The Union Territory Level Committee shall consist of the following:
a)
Principal Chief Conservator of Forest/ Chief Conservator of Forest (or
the next Senior most officer in case there is no
PCCF/CCF.)
Chairman
b)
Executive Counselor, Forest, Kargil
Member
c)
Executive Counselor, Forest, Leh
Member
d)
A
representative
of
the
Regional
Office
of
the
Ministry
of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Jammu).
Member
e)
Director of Department of Industries, Union Territory of Ladakh.
Member
f)
Deputy conservator of Forests, HQ, Leh
Member
secretary
(3) The Union Territory Level Committee (UTLC) may nominate any other officer working
in territorial wing of the Forest Department not below the rank of DFO.
(4) The Union Territory of Ladakh Level Committee shall meet at least once in three
months.
(5) The quorum of the Union Territory of Ladakh Level Committee meeting shall be at
least fifty percent of permanent members.
(6) UTLC will invite one representative of the industry nominated by the saw-mill
association as a special invitee to each and every meeting of the Union Territory
Level Committee.
4. Powers and functions of the Union Territory Level Committee.
The UT Level Committee shall:-
(i)
Assess the availability of timber for wood based industrial units in the UT
every five years.
(ii)
Assess quantity of different raw material requirement for wood based industrial
units which may be sustainable harvested from trees outside forest areas in the UT.
(iii) Assess annual requirement of timber and other forest produce in the domestic
markets in the UT.
(iv) Maintain a data base of timber and other raw materials utilized by each wood
based industrial unit permitted to establish and operate in the UT during each
financial year.
(v)
Approve appropriate locations for setting up of wood based industrial units.
(vi) Approve the name of wood based industrial units which may be considered
for grant of fresh license or enhancement of the existing licensed capacity in case the
committee is satisfied that timber is available legally for the said new Wood Based
Industries (such as Trees outside forest, Forests etc.).
(vii) The UT Level Committee will ensure that the amount lying with the respective
Forest Department of union territory (recovered from Wood Based Industries) will be
utilized for the purpose of afforestation only.
(viii) Examine and make appropriate recommendations on any other matter referred by
the UT Administration or the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
5. Assessment of the availability of timber for Wood Based Industrial Units:
(1) The quantity of timber likely to be available for utilization of Wood Based Industries of
different types in a UT shall be assessed as by commissioning a study, preferably in
collaboration with institutes/ universities of repute, once in five years. The study will take
into account the following: -
(i) The quantity of such raw material that may be sustainably harvested from the forest areas
as per the working plans/working schemes/ management plans duly approved by the
competent authorities.
(ii) The quantity of such raw material that is available from the trees outside forest
areas, including the private plantations, agro-forestry plantations and plantations raised on
non-forest government lands etc.
(iii) Net inter-state import of such timber; and
(iv) Net international import of such timber.
6.
Estimated annual consumption of timber by wood-based industries.
(1) For the purpose of assessing the timber requirement of the saw mills, they may be divided into
(a) Saw mills upto 10 HP (B) Saw mills between 10 and 20 HP (c) Saw mills between 20
and 40 HP (d) Saw mills between 40 and 60 HP € Saw mills above 60 HP.
The annual requirement of round log for Saw mills of different capacities may be fixed by
the committee based on the technical data or as per the formula given below:
(i)
Saw mills of 10 HP and below 540 CuM (base value)
(ii)
Saw mills between 10 to 20 HP: 810 CuM (1.5 time the base value)
(iii) Saw mills between 20 to 40HP: 1080 CuM. (2 times of the base value)
(iv) Saw mills between 40 to 60 HP: 1620 CuM. (3 times of the base value)
(v)
Saw mills above 60 HP :2160 CuM (4 times of the base value)
7. Restrictions on establishment of wood-based industry and furniture unit -No person/ authority shall
establish, 'expand installed capacity, or operate any wood-based industry including the existing units as defined
in rule 2(s) without a license, or, furniture unit including the existing units as defined in rule 2(e) without a
registration, as provided under and in accordance with rule 8 of these rules:
Provided that: -
i. no furniture unit shall be installed or operated within 3 kilometers (aerial distance) from the boundary of
nearby reserved forests, unless located within the boundaries of "Municipal Area" and/or "Industrial Estate"
notified by the Government irrespective of distance from the nearby reserved forests
ii. no new wood-based industry shall be installed/ operated without consent to establish/ operate from Ladakh
Pollution Control Committee
iii. The Administration of UT may, on the recommendations of a committee constituted for the purpose, restrict
the maximum number of primary and secondary wood-based industries that may be installed in any given
locality within a territorial Forest Division.
Exception- Nothing contained in aforesaid provisions
(i) shall apply to the existing saw mills installed and operated by Forest Department of Union Territory of
Ladakh.
8. Issue of license: -. (1) (i) Any person, seeking a license under these rules for wood-based industry shall
make an application to the licensing authority in Form-I along with specified annexures. (ii) Any person,
seeking registration under these rules for furniture unit, shall make an application to the licensing authority in
Form-2 along with specified annexures.
(iii) No license or registration will be required for wooden handicrafts unit.
(iv) The license or certificate of registration issued under these rules shall be non- transferable, except by
inheritance.
(2)
The applicant shall pay a security deposit as given below and as revised by Administration of UT Of
Ladakh from time to time in the form of National Savings Certificate in favour of the licensing authority to
secure compliance to the provisions of Indian Forest Act, 1927 and rules made there under:
Type of fee
Amount as per approved annual capacity of saw mill/wood
based industry
Upto 1000 cubic meters
Beyond 1000 cubic meters
Security Deposit
Rs. 10,000/-
Rs.20,000/-
(3) The License fee or other penalties imposed on wood-based industry should be deposited in the account of
Union Territory Level Committee as may be indicated by the Licensing Authority.
(4) On receipt of an application, the Licensing Authority shall issue a license in Form-3 for wood-based
industry, or a certificate of registration in Form-4 for furniture unit., after obtaining prior approval of Union
Territory Level Committee.
(5) A license granted under these rules to a wood-based industry shall remain valid for five years from the date
of such issuance or renewal of license.
(6) The licensing authority may refuse issuance of the license or certificate of registration, as the case may
be, for reasons to be recorded in writing and inform the applicant accordingly.
(7) The licenses issued under the Saw Mills (Registration and Control) Rules, 1968, shall be deemed to be
invalid. However, licenses issued under the Jammu and Kashmir Wood-based (Saw Mills, Veneer and
Plywood) Industries (Registration and Regulation) Rules, 2012 shall continue to remain valid till they are due
for renewal.
9. Fee for grant of license: -Every application shall be accompanied by fees as detailed below and as revised
by the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh from time to time:
Type of fee (Annual)
Amount as per approved annual capacity of saw mill/wood-
based industry
Upto 1000 cubic meters
Beyond 1000 cubic meters
License fees/renewal fee
Rs.10000/-
Rs. 20000/-
10. Renewal of License:- (1) Any person who has been granted license under these rules, may apply for renewal
of the license in Form 5, within a period of three months before the expiry of the period for which license was
granted to him, along with prescribed documents and such fee as may be prescribed by the Ladakh
Administration from time to time.
(2) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (1), On receipt of an application, the Licensing Authority shall
grant a Renewal, within a period of three months, for further period of five years.
(3) In case, the renewal of license is refused, the licensing authority shall provide an opportunity of being heard
to the person(s) concerned and record the reasons for refusing such renewal.
(4) In case, an application for renewal of the license for wood-based industry is neither renewed nor refused by
the licensing authority within three months as provided in sub-rule
(2) above, the license shall be deemed to have been renewed for one year from the date of receipt of
application of renewal by the licensing authority. However, for subsequent years, deemed renewal shall not
be valid.
11. Duplicate license: - If a license or registration certificate issued under these rules is defaced, lost, destroyed
or otherwise rendered illegible, the licensing authority shall, on receipt of application made in Form 6 for
issuance of duplicate license, along with such fee as may be specified by the Ladakh Administration from
time to time, issue a duplicate license as the case may be.
12.
Directions of licensing authority: - The licensing authority may, from time to time, issue such
directions to the licensee of the primary/secondary wood-based industry as it deems necessary, with
regard to any matter directly connected to the business of the industry, and the same shall be binding on the
licensee.
13. Maintenance of record: -Maintenance of record. - Every owner shall maintain proper record of the
receipt and disposal of timber in Form-7 for wood-based industry and in Form-8 for furniture unit, and, also
furnish annual returns in the month of January for the previous calendar year in such form and manner as may
be directed by the licensing authority, from time to time.
(1) The records should be made available at any time to all inspecting officers along with permits/ invoices in
original within the saw mill/wood based industry premises.
(2) A yearly abstract of receipts of disposal with the balance of unconverted stock on hand shall be submitted
before the 10th of the January next to the Licensing Authority concerned failing which the licensee shall be
liable to pay a sum of Rs.5000/- for every month of default Variations of 5% in round timber in figures in
between the register and ground stock in measurements is permissible and variation in excess of the above
should be explained.
(3) All the timber, sawn sizes and wood waste shall be properly stacked in the saw mil premises.
(4) Timber for sawing and conversion shall not be accepted unless-
(a) It bears property marks; and
(b) It is covered by a transit permit or such other document indicating the origin of the timber, and for this
purpose all timber lying within and adjacent to saw mil premises up to a distance of five meters shall be
taken into consideration:
Provided that the license holder shall immediately report to the nearest Forest Officer the timber without
property marks, and the timber not claimed by others.
14.
Relocation of any wood based industry. - (1) On receipt of an application for such relocation of wood
based industry, the licensing authority shall make such enquiry as he deems fit, and after satisfying himself,
whether or not there would be any objection to grant permission for relocation of a wood based industry applied
for, having regard to safeguard the timber in any reserved, protected, proposed, or private forest, number of
wood based industries existing in the area may submit to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, through the
Chief conservator of Forest with remarks, to place before the Union Territory Level Committee.
(2) No relocation of wood based industries shall be allowed into the area prohibited under these rules.
However, shifting will be allowed from within the 5 KMs, of forest area to outside as approved by the UT
Level Committee.
(3) No relocation of Wood Based Industry located within 5 KMs, of forest area shall be allowed within 5 KMs,
radius of the forest area.
(4) Total number of machines used before relocation (for example number of the horizontal saws, vertical
saws, peelers, slicer, and chipper) shall not be increased.
(5) The annual capacity of saw mill/or saw mill inside the wood based industry for conversion of timber shall
not be increased.
(6) The machine type should not be changed from one type to another. For example wood based industry
having the license for band saw cannot change to peelers or slicer etc., and vice-versa.
(7) Multiple licenses should not be given from a single license by splitting the license. For example, if the
wood based industry is having a license for 2 horizontal saws, it cannot be relocated to two different places with
1 horizontal saw each.
(8) The wood based industry machinery and premises shall not be leased to any person. without intimation to
the Licensing Authority. For any acts of omission of lessee, license holder shall be held responsible.
15. Power to inspect, search and seize etc : - (1) Any Forest Officer not below the rank of Range Officer, or
an officer authorized by the licensing authority in this behalf, may with a view to securing compliance of
these rules:
i) require the licensee to furnish such return, information or statistics, or to produce such accounts, books
and documents relating to his business for inspection/verification as may be specified; and
ii) enter and search, or authorize any person to enter and search any “wood based industry/Furniture
unit” premises, and seize or authorize the seizure of any raw material or any finished and/or semi-finished
products, together with all tools, equipment or machines, in respect of which there are reasons to believe
that contravention of the Act, or of these rules, or conditions of a license/registration issued thereunder
has been/is being or is about to be committed. The property so seized shall be liable to confiscation under
the Act.
(2) Any person associated with the working of the “wood-based industry” referred to in sub- rule (1) and present
at the time of inspection/search, shall afford all reasonable facilities for entry and search of the premises,
otherwise it will amount to commission of an offence under these rules and will be dealt with under rule 16.
16.
Cancellation or suspension of license:- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the
licensing authority, where it has reasons to believe that a licensee is operating the wood-based industry in
contravention of the provisions of these rules or conditions of the license, or the licensee is indulging in activities
prejudicial to the interest of forest conservancy or is involved in any forest offence, or is found in possession
of illicit timber or any other forest produce, or has committed any offence under law may, after giving the
licensee reasonable opportunity of being heard, cancel the license granted under these rules.
Provided that where such hearing or perusal of record or site inspection involves time, the licensing authority
may, pending decision, on cancellation of license, suspend the license up to a maximum of 90 days by passing a
reasoned order. A copy of the order suspending or cancelling the license shall be communicated to the licensee.
17. Appeal against the refusal, suspension or cancellation of license or refusal to renew license:- (1) Any
person, who has been refused the license/registration under rule8, or renewal of license under rule 10, or
whose license has been suspended or cancelled under rule 16, may, within a period of thirty days from the
date of receipt of information of such refusal or suspension or cancellation of the license/registration, as the
case may be, appeal to the Chief Conservator of Forests concerned.
(2) On receipt of the appeal filed under sub-rule (1), the Chief Conservator of Forests shall decide the same
within a period of 60 days, after giving the concerned person reasonable opportunity of being heard and after
perusal of all relevant record.
(3) The decision of the Chief Conservator of Foreston such appeal shall be final.
18. Electric connection. - Notwithstanding anything contained in any enactment relating to electricity for the
time being in force, no electric energy shall be consumed and no electric connection shall be installed for the
purpose of a wood based unit, unless such wood based unit is duly licensed or deemed to be licensed in
accordance with the provisions of these rules, and such connection shall be continued so long as the
wood based unit operates under a valid license granted or deemed to be granted under these rules. A
communication from the Licensing Authority in this regard shall be enough authority for the concerned
Power Distribution Department of Union territory of Ladakh to comply with the provisions.
19. Application of other laws not barred: - The provisions of these rules shall be in addition to, and not in
derogation of, any other law for the time being in force, save as otherwise expressly provided in the Act.
By order of the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
(Dr. Pawan Kotwal), IAS
Principal Secretary,
Forest, Ecology and Environment Department,
Union Territory of Ladakh.
F.No. M/94/2023 Dated: .03.2023
Form—I
[See Rule- 8(1)(i) To
The Licensing Authority,
Sub: - Application for grant of license for wood-based industry.
1
Name of the Applicant:
Father's Name:
3
Permanent Address:
4
Location
and
complete
address
of
Place/site where the industry is to be
established/
continued/expanded/
relocated (location map to be annexed
with this ):
5
Title and kind of primary wood-based
industry:
(Sawmill/ Joinery/ Plywood/ Veneer/ other)
6
Whether machinery and power etc. required
for the industry to establish/ continue/
expand/relocate are available
(Yes or No):
7
Income Tax PAN:
8
GSTIN
9
Proposed installed capacity of the
industry:
10
Type and kind of machinery:
11
(i) Species/ raw material to be used:
(ii) Source of timber/ raw material:
12
Provisional
Registration
with
Industries Department, if any:
13
Other details, if any:
Self-attested
Photograph of
applicant
14
Particulars
of
treasury
receipt
on
account of fee for the license.
o: Date:
15
Enclosures with the application form:
a. Treasury receipt.
b. Copy of provisional registration with Industries Department, if any.
c. Consent
to
Establish
from
Jammu
and
Kashmir
Pollution
Control
Committee/Board for new units.
d. Land record of the site where industry proposed to be located duly attested by the Tehsildar
Concerned.
e. Copy Of project proposal giving detail and type of machinery along with site plan and
location map.
f. Photo identity proof— Copy of Driving License/ Aadhaar/ Voter ID etc.
g. Proof of Permanent Address.
Affidavit to the effect that declaration and contents given in the application Form-I are
true.
i.
No objection certificate from Industries Department for issuance of license/ relocation in case of
existing units of Plywood Mill/ Industry, Particle Board Mill/industry, Medium-Density
Fiberboard Mill/industry, Veneer Mill/industry,
Black Board Mill/industry and Chipping Unit
j.
Any other document specified by licensing authority or Government from time to time.
16.
Declaration and undertaking:
I/ we have carefully read the Union Territory of Ladakh Wood-based Industries (Establishment and
Regulation) Rules, 2023, and the conditions associated with the license as mentioned in Form-3 to the said
rules and I/we agree to abide by these.
Signature of Applicant Name (capital letters __________________
Address
Place:
Date:
Form—2
See Rule 8(1)(ii) To
The Licensing Authority,
___________________________
__________________________
Sub: - Application for registration of furniture unit.
1
Name of the Applicant:
2
Father's Name:
3
Permanent Address:
Location and complete address o
lace/site where the furniture unit is to
be
established
continued/expanded/
relocated
(location map to be annexed with
this location):
5
Title and kind of furniture unit:
6
ether machinery and power etc.
enquired for the furniture unit to establish/
continue expand/relocate are available
(Yes or No):
7
Income Tax PAN:
8
GSTIN:
9
Proposed installed capacity of the
furniture unit:
10
Type and kind of machinery:
specify here the machine name, size,
11
Power
rating
(HP/kW
and
umbers thereof)
(i)
Species/ raw material to be used:
(ii)
Source
of
timber/
raw
Material.
Photograph of
applicant
12
Provisional
Registration
with
Industries Department, if any:
13 Other details, if any:
14 Particulars of treasury receipt on
account of fee for the license.
o:
ate:
1 5
Enclosures with the application form:
a. Treasury receipt.
b. Copy of provisional registration with Industries Department, if any. Land record Of the site where
furniture unit is proposed to be located duly attested by the Tehsildar concerned.
d. Copy of project proposal giving detail and type of machinery along with site plan and location
map.
e. Photo identity proof- copy of driving license/ Aadhaar card/ Voter ID etc.
f. Proof of Permanent Address.
g. Affidavit to the effect that declaration and contents given in the application Form-2 are true
h. Any other document specified by licensing authority or Government from time
to time
16.
Declaration and undertaking:
I/ we have carefully read the J Union Territory of Ladakh Wood-based Industries (Establishment and
Regulation) Rules, 2023 and the conditions associated with the registration as mentioned in Form-4 to the
said rules and I/we agree to abide by these,
Signature of Applicant
Name (capital letters)___________________
Address ___________________________
Place:
Date:
Form-3
[See Rule 8 (4)
License to establish/ renew /expand/relocate/operate Wood-based Industry License
No:
Date:
License is hereby granted to Mr./ Ms. / M/S
son/
daughter/
wife of resident of(hereinafter called the -
owner)
to
establish wood-based
industry
()
located
at
(full address) with following machinery: Details
of Machinery
S.No.
Category of Machinery
Size
Power rating
Number
in
words)
This license is subject to the provisions contained in the Indian Forest Act 1927, as amended from time to
time and the rules made thereunder and on the following conditions, namely:-
l . The owner shall establish/ operate /expand/relocate his/her wood-based industry at (full address)
2. The owner shall not alter the location of the wood-based industry without obtaining prior
permission, in writing, of the licensing authority.
3. The owner shall ensure that:
The site of the Sawmill including the Depot/Yard for storage of round, sawn timber and waste wood is
properly fenced/has boundary wall erected with proper gates.
• All logs, sawn timber and wood waste are properly stacked according to the instructions that may be
issued from time to time by the concerned Divisional Forest Officer.
4. The owner shall maintain correct and true accounts in respect of sawing of timber in such form and
manner as may be prescribed by the licensing authority from time to time.
5. The owner shall submit monthly and annual returns of timber received, sawn and disposed to the
Divisional Forest Officer of the area on Form 7 or as may be specified by the licensing authority.
6. The owner shall operate the unit during the daytime i.e., after sunrise and before sunset
7. The owner shall comply with all the terms and conditions mentioned in the rules. The owner shall not
install/operate any machine, or part thereof; for which the license has not been issued. If the owner is
found to have installed/operated any machine for which license is not issued, the license issued to the
unit shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
8. The license is valid up to
Signature of the Licensing Authority (with seal)
Date:-
Photograph
of applicant
8. The license is renewed:
S.N0.
Fee detail
Renewed up to
Signature
and
seal
o
Licensing Authority
TR No.& date
Form-4
[See Rule 8(4)
Certificate of registration to establish/expand/relocate/operate Furniture Unit
Registration No: Date:
Permission is hereby granted to Mr./ Ms. / M/S
son/ daughter/ wife of
resident of
(hereinafter
called
the
owner)
to
establish
furniture
unit
) located at (full
address) with
following machinery:
Details of Machinery
S. No.
Category
o
Machinery
Size
Power
rating
(HP/ kW)
Number
(in words)
This registration is subject to the provisions contained in the Indian Forest Act, 1927, as amended from time
to time and the rules made thereunder and on the following conditions, namely: -
1 . The owner shall establish/ operate /expand/relocate his/her furniture at (full address)
2. The owner shall not alter the location of the furniture unit without obtaining prior permission, in
writing, of the licensing authority.
Photograph
of applicant
3. The owner shall ensure that:
a. The site of the furniture unit including the depot/yard for storage of raw material and waste wood is
properly fenced/has boundary wall erected with proper gates.
b. Raw material and wood waste are properly stacked according to the instructions that may be issued
from time to time by the concerned Divisional Forest Officer.
4. The owner shall maintain correct and true accounts in respect of sawing of timber in such form and
manner as may be prescribed by the licensing authority from time to time.
5. The owner shall submit monthly and annual returns of timber received, processed, and disposed to the
Divisional Forest Officer of the area on Form-8 or as may be specified by the licensing authority.
6. The owner shall comply with all the terms and conditions mentioned in the rules. The owner shall
not install/operate any machine, or part thereof, for which the certificate of registration has not been
issued. If the owner is found to have installed/ operated any machine for which the certificate
of registration is not issued, the registration of the unit shall be deemed to have been cancelled.
Signature of the Licensing Authority (with seal)
Date:
Form-5
(See Rule-10)
To
The Licensing Authority,
Subject: Application for renewal of license of wood-based industry.
1
License Number:
Valid upto:
Date:
2
Name of
the
Applicant:
3
Father's Name
4
Permanent Address
5
Location and address of
place
where
the
industry is located
6
Title
and
kind
7
Type
and
kind
8
Installed capacity of the
industry:
9
GSTIN
Photograph
of applicant
10
Income Tax PAN
11
Power
connection
number:
12
i. Species/raw
material to be used:
ii. Source of
timber/
raw material:
13
Details
of
registration with
Industries
Department:
14
Other details, if any:
15
Treasury receipt No:
Dated; on account of
renewal fee for the
license.
16
Dates of submission of
annual returns required
to be submitted as per
the conditions of the
license.
17
Enclosures with the application form:
a. Treasury receipt.
b. Copy of registration with Industries Department.
c, Consent to operate from Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee/ Board.
d. Affidavit to the effect that declaration and contents given in the application Form-5 are true
e. Any other document specified by licensing authority or
Government
18.
Declaration and undertaking:
I/We have carefully read the Union Territory of Ladakh Wood-based Industries
(Establishment and Regulation) Rules, 2023, and the conditions of the license mentioned in Form-3 to the said
rules, and I/we agree to abide by the same.
Signature of Applicant
Name (capital letters)
Address:
Place:
Date:
Form—6
(See Rule-11) To
____________________________
_____________________________
Subject: Application for issue of the duplicate license/ certificate of registration for the installed capacity of
the wood-based industry/ furniture unit.
1
License
Number:
Registration
Number
Date:
Valid up to: OR
Date:
2
Name of the Applicant:
3
Father's Name:
4
Permanent Address:
5
Location and address of place where the industry is
located
6
Title and kind of wood-based industry
(sawmill/
joinery/ plywood / Veneer/other)
7
Type and kind of machinery:
(specify machine name, size, and power rating in
HP/Kw and numbers thereof)
8
Installed capacity of the industry:
9
GSTIN:
Photograph
of applicant
10
Income Tax PAN:
11
Power connection number:
12
i.
Species/ raw material to be used: li.
Source of timber/ raw material:
13
Details
of
registration
Department:
with
stries
14
Other details, if any:
15
Reason
for
obtaining
certificate of registration
duplicate license
16
FIR particulars (If the license is lost or destroyed)
17
Treasury receipt No: renewal fee
for the license.
Dated:
on account of
18
Enclosures with the application form:
a. Treasury receipt
b. Defaced/mutilated/illegible license (original)
c. Photocopy of the original (if available)
d. copy of FIR
e. Affidavit to the effect that declaration and contents given in the application Form-6 are true.
f. Any other document specified by licensing authority or Government
19. Declaration:
I/We have carefully read the Union Territory of Ladakh Wood-based Industries (Establishment and
Regulation) Rules, 2023, and the conditions of the license/ certificate of registration mentioned in Form-
3/Form-4 to the said rules and I/we agree to abide by the same.
Signature of Applicant
Name (capital letters)_________________________
Address: __________________________________
Place:__________________________
Date:___________________________
Form — 7
(See Rule-13)
Record of Receipt and disposal of timber for wood-based industry
(i) Record of receipt of timber:
a. Date of receipt
b. Name and full address of the person from whom received
c. Species Of timber
d. Number of logs, size, and volume (cubic feet) or weight (quintals)
e. Particulars of GST invoice
f. Transit permit (Form-25) number and date/ e-way bill particulars
g. Remarks
(ii) Record of disposal of timber/manufactured goods:
a. Date of removal of timber /manufactured goods from depot
b. Name and full address of the person to whom sold or handed over
c. Particulars of GST sale invoice
d. d, Species of timber
e. Product(s)
f. Number of logs, size and volume (cubic feet) or weight (quintals), as the case may be
g. Transit permit (Form-25) number and date/ e-way bill particulars h, Remarks.
(iii) Any
other
information
desired
by
the
licensing
authority
in
prescribed
format.
Form-8
(See Rule-13)
Record of Receipt and disposal of timber for furniture unit
(i) Record of receipt of timber:
a. Date of receipt
b. Name and full address of the person from whom received
c. Species of timber
d. Number of logs, size, and volume (cubic feet) or weight (quintals)
e. Particulars of GST invoice
f. Transit permit (Form-25) number and date/ e-way bill particulars
g. Remarks
(ii) Record of disposal of timber/manufactured goods:
a. Date of removal of timber [manufactured goods from depot
b. Name and full address of the person to whom sold or handed over
c. Particulars of GST sale invoice
d. Species of timber
e. Product(s)
f. Number of logs, size and volume (cubic feet) or weight (quintals), as the case
may be
g. Remarks.
(iii) Any other information desired by the licensing authority in prescribed format.
(Dr. Pawan Kotwal), IAS
Principal Secretary,
Forest, Ecology and Environment Department,
Union Territory of Ladakh.
PAWAN
KOTWAL
Digitally signed by
PAWAN KOTWAL
Date: 2023.03.23
16:07:05 +05'30'
AJEET
KUMAR
SAHU
Digitally signed by
AJEET KUMAR SAHU
Date: 2023.03.27
18:30:03 +05'30'
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