No. 56/27/70-For

SECRETARIAT : FOREST DEPARTMENT


N O T I F I C A T I O N

Imphal, the 10th September, 1971

             In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 26, 32, 51 and 76 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (XVI of 1927) read with Govt. of India, the Ministry of States Notification No. 104-J dated, the 24th August 1950 and all other powers enabling him to this behalf and in supersession of this Government Forest Department Notification No. 1-F.R 21/55-56 dated 1st October 1958,  No. 55/6/64-M dated 28th July 1964, Bo. 55/6/64-M dated 11th May 1967 and and No. 55/10/64-M dated 25th May 1967, the Lt. Governor (Administration), Manipur is pleased to make the following Rules for the management and administration of forests in Manipur namely:


             The Manipur Forest Rules, 1971.
 
 

THE MANIPUR FOREST RULES, 1971 

CHAPTER-I

   PRELIMINARY
 

 

  1. (1) These Rules may be called the Manipur Forest Rules, 1971.   Short title  extent & comment
    (2) These Rules shall apply to the whole of the State of Manipur    
    (3) They shall come into force at once.    
  2.

In these Rules, unless there is anything repugnant is the subject or context:

   Definition
XVI of
1927		   (a) “Act” means the Indian Forest Act,1927;    
    (b) “Adult” means a person who attained the age of 18 years;    
    (c) “Beat Officers” means Forest Officers/Officials in charge of the Forest Beat;    
    (d) “Chief Conservator of Forest” mans such officer appointed by the Government of Manipur or the Head of the Forest department;    
    (e) “Forest Officer” means any Deputy Conservator of Forest, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Forest Officer, Ranger, Deputy Ranger, Forester or Forest Guard appointed by the Administrator as such to discharge any function of a Forest Officer under this Act, or any Rule there under ;    
    (f) “Forest Offence” means an offence punishable under the Act or any rule there under ;    
    (g) “Government “ means the Administrator of the State of Manipur ;    
VII of 1927   (h) “Protected animal” means animal to which the provisions of the wild Birds and Animals Protection Act, 1912 apply ;    
(i) “Section “ means a Section of the Act ;
(j) All works and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Act.