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No. 1] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 2026 (PAUSA 12, 1947 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS & WILDLIFE PRESERVATION
(FOREST BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
The 9th May, 2024
No.FOREST-FW0FW-2(NOTI)/27/2024-FW/5675.- 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 Targarh Rampura, H. B. No. 299, Tehsil Majitha, 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 applicable to them:-
SCHEDULE
Sr. District Tehsil Village with Description of Area
No. H.B. No. Khasra No.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Acre Kanal Marla 1 Amritsar Majitha Targarh Rampura 32/1 0 26 15
H. B. No. 299
Total 0 26 15
Total 3 Acre 2 Kanal 15 Marle
Area in Hect. 1.35 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:-
a) To declare all trees standing in or upon these lands to be reserved from the date of publication of PART I] PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., JANUARY 2, 2026 (PAUSA 12, 1947 SAKA) 11 collection or subjection to any manufacturing process or removal of any forest produce in any such forest and the breaking up or clearing of land for cultivation, fot building, for herding cattle or for any other purpose, of 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 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.
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 credit to the State Government.
Sd/-
(KRISHAN KUMAR, IAS)
Chandigarh,
Financial Commissioner, Government of Punjab The 7th May, 2024 Department of Forest and Wildlife Preservation
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