THE
(Punjab Act III of 1913)
C O N T E N T S
Sections
1. Short
title, extent and commencement.
2. Meaning
of terms.
3. Power
to make rules regulating sale of timber and the establishment of sale depots.
4. Application of Chapter X of the
5. Indemnity for acts done in good faith.
[1]THE
[2](Punjab Act III of 1913)
[
An Act to provide for the control of the sale of timber and the
establishment of sale depots for such timber in the
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the control of the sale
of timber and the establishment of sale depots for such timber in the
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
1. Short title, extent and
commencement.—
The Act may be called the
It shall extend to such local areas as the [3][Provincial Government] may
by notification[4] in the [5][Official Gazette] direct;
and it shall come into force in each of such areas on such day as the [6][Provincial Government] in
like manner directs[7] in this behalf.
2. Meaning of terms.— In this Act all expressions
shall have the meaning assigned to them in the [8][Forest Act, 1927].
3. Power to make rules
regulating sale of timber and the establishment of sale depots.— (1) The [9][Provincial Government] may,
by notification in the [10][Official Gazette], make
rules[11] to regulate the sale of
timber and the establishment of sale depots for such timber.
Such rules may among other matters—
(a) prescribe the classes of timber to which the
rules shall apply;
(b) define what shall be deemed to be a sale
depot;
(c) provide for the establishment, registration,
regulation and inspection of sale depots, and the levy of fees for
registration, prescribe the period for which registration shall hold good and
the conditions under which timber may be brought to, stored at, sold at, and
removed from, sale depots; and prohibit the sale of timber at, or the
establishment or maintenance of, unregistered sale depots;
(d) regulate the use of sale depot marks and the
registration of such marks; prescribe the time for which registration shall
hold good and provide for the levy of fees for registration;
(e) prescribe the registers to be maintained at
sale depots, and provide for the production of such registers before and for
their examination by any forest or police officer authorized in this behalf by
the Divisional Forest Officer or by the District Superintendent of Police
respectively;
(f) prescribe as penalties for the infringement
of any rule made under this section, imprisonment which may extend to six
months or fine which may extend to Rs.500 or both. Double penalties may be
inflicted where the offence is committed after sunset and before sunrise, or
after preparation for resistance to lawful authority, or if the offender has
been previously convicted of a like offence.
(2) All rules made under
sub-section (1) shall be so made after previous publication in the [12][Official Gazette].
4. Application of Chapter X of the
[13][Forest Act, 1927].—
The provisions of Chapter X of the [14][Forest Act, 1927], with the
exception of section 67, shall apply so far may be to any infringement of the
rules made under this Act as if such infringement were a forest offence under
the [15][Forest Act, 1927].
5. Indemnity for acts done in
good faith.—
No suit shall lie against any public servant for any thing done by him in good
faith under this Act.
[1]For statement of Objects and
Reasons, see Punjab Gazette, 1912,
Part V, page 92; for Report of the Select Committee, see Punjab Gazette, 1912, Part V, page 225; for Proceedings in
Council, see Punjab Gazette, 1912,
Part V, page 134, and ibid., 1913,
Part V, page 5.
[2]This Act received the assent
of the Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab, on 12th February; 1913; that of the
Governor-General on 6th March; 1913; and, was published in the Punjab Gazette, dated 21st March, 1913.
[3]Substituted, for the words
“Local Government”, by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws)
Order, 1937 as amended by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws)
Supplementary Order, 1937.
[4]See Chapter
VI of the Punjab Forest Manual, Vol I.
[5]Substituted, for the words
“Local Official Gazette”, by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian
Laws) Order, 1937 as amended by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian
Laws) Supplementary Order, 1937.
[6]Substituted ibid., for the words “Local Government”.
[7]See Chapter
VI of the Punjab Forest Manual, Vol I.
[8]Substituted for the words
“Indian Forest Act, 1878”, by the Punjab Forest (Sale of Timber) (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2001 (XXXV of 2001), which will remain in force under the
Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4,
notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128
of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[9]Substituted, for the words
“Local Government”, by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws)
Order, 1937 as amended by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws)
Supplementary Order, 1937.
[10]Substituted ibid., for the words “Local Official
Gazette”.
[11]See Chapter
VI of the Punjab Forest Manual, Vol I.
[12]Substituted, for the word
“Gazette”, by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937
as amended by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Supplementary
Order, 1937.
[13]Substituted for the words
“Indian Forest Act”, by the Punjab Forest (Sale of Timber) (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2001 (XXXV of 2001), which will remain in force under the
Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4,
notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128
of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
[14]Substituted ibid., for
the words “Indian Forest Act, 1878”.
[15]Substituted ibid., for the words “Indian Forest Act”.