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No. 5] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025 (MAGHA 11 , 1946 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
PUNJAB GOVERNMENTPP
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS & WILDLIFE PRESERVATION
(FOREST BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
The 2nd January, 2025
No. FOREST-FCA/48/2024-FW-NAWASHAR-FOREST/22.-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of Indian Forest Act 1927 and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to declare the lands under the ownership of the Government of Punjab Village Possi, Hadbast No. 116 Teh.
Garhshankar, Distt. Hoshairpur, described in the schedule below to be Protected Forest and that the provisions of Chapter IV and other Sections, Including Section-68 of the said Act shall be applicable to them:-
SCHEDULE
Sr. No Distrct Tehsil Village/ H.B. Description of Ares
No. Khasra No. Kanal Marla 1. Hoshiarpur Garhshanakar Possi (H.B 116) 439 47 3
65//23 0 8
85//3 2 10
85//4/1 3 11 Total Area, Kanal,Marla
53 12 Total Area (Acre,Kanal,Marla) 6-Acre, 5- Kanal, 12-Marla Total Area in Hectare 2.712(Hectare)
Whereas by this Notification the land mentioned in the schedule above is hereby declared as "Protected Forest" Under section 29 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927.
Now therefore, the Governor of Punjab in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 30 of the Said act is pleased:-
a) To declare all trees standing in or upon these forest lands to be reserved from the date of publication of PART I] PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., JANUARY 31, 2025 (MAGHA 11, 1946 SAKA) 167 subjection to any manufacturing process or removed of any forest produce in such forest and breaking up or clearing of land for cultivation,for building, for herding of cattle or for any other purpose, of in any land in any such forests. Whereas by this notification land mentioned in Schedule in the said notification has already been declared as "Protected Forest" under Section 29 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 32 and 33 of the said Act, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules applicable to all areas comprised in the aforesaid notification:-
RULES
1. No person shall:
a. Cut, fell, girdle, lop, tap any tree, strips of the bark or leaves from, purpose what-so-ever or remove any forest produce without the prior permission of the Divisional Forest Officer, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Forest Division.
b. Herd, pasture, graze or retain any cattle on the said land.
c. Cut or remove the grass, kahi, kana, without the prior permission of the Divisional Forest Officer, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar forest Division. The grass will be cut above ground level with sickle only.
d. Clear or break up land for cultivation or for any other purpose.
e. Set fire to grass, trees, timber or kindle a fire on the land.
f. Hunt, Shoot, Fishing, Poison Water and set traps on the said land.
2. The income from compounding of offences against the rules under section 68 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, shall be credit to the State Government.
Sd/-
(PRIYANK BHARTI, IAS)
Chandigarh, Administrative Secretary, Government of Punjab The 31st December, 2024 Department of Forest and Wildlife Preservation
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