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No. 6] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025 (MAGHA 18 , 1946 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OFPPUNJAB P
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS & WILDLIFE PRESERVATION
(FOREST BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
The 9th May, 2024
No. FOREST-FW0FW-2(NOTI)/39/2024-FW/5700.-In exercise of 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 land under the ownership of the Government of Punjab in Village Iban Kalan, H.B. No. 275, Tehsil Amritsar-2, District Amritsar, 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 appli- cable to them:-
SCHEDULE
Sr. No. District Tehsil Village with H.B. Description of Area
No. Khasra No.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Acre Kanal Marla 1 Amritsar Amritsar-2 Iban Kalan 97 min 0 39 17 H.B. No. 275
Total 0 39 17
Total 4 Acre 7 Kanal 17 Marle
Area in Hect. 2.02 Ha.
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:-
236 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., FEBRUARY 7, 2025 (MAGHA 18, 1946 SAKA) PART I] b) To prohibit from the same date the quarrying of stones/sand or burning of lime or charcoal or the collection or subjection to any manufacturing process or removal of any forest produce in such forest and breaking up or clearing of land for cultivation, for building, for herding cattle or for any other purpose, of anyland 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, Amritsar.what-so-ever or remove any forest produce without the prior permission of the Divisional Forest Officer, Amritsar.
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, Amritsar. 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, Poision 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 credited to the State Government.
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(KRISHAN KUMAR, IAS)
Chandigarh
Financial Commissioner, Government of Punjab The 7th May, 2024 Department of Forests & Wildlife Preservation
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