CHAPTER IX

 

POWERS AND DUTIES OF FOREST OFFICERS AND
 REVENUE OFFICERS

[Section 76 (a) ]

 

  
  73. Subject to the control and direction of the Government of India the
Chief Controlling authority in the territory of Manipur in all matters
relating to Forest Administration shall be the Governor (Administrator)		 Governor (Administrator)
to  be the 
Chief Controlling
authority
  74

Except in matters relating to departmental finance, purely technical
forest operations, appointment, leave or transfer of establishment, 
and other matter which the Chief Conservator of Forests is empowered
to deal, the Deputy Commissioner shall, for purposes 
of administration.

 


Duties of Deputy Commissioner.
    (a) Issue order and instructions to Collectors and Divisional Forest Officer.  
    (b) Interpret the orders of the government whenever any question arises as to the meaning or such orders:  
    (c) Settle matters in which any difference of opinion arises between the Forest Department and other Department;  
    (d) Promote generally the harmonious working of the Revenue and Forest Department and  
    (e) Receive, consider and when such reference is necessary, refer to the Government with his own views in each case, all reports respecting forest matters submitted to him, whether from the Revenue and Forest Department .

 

  
  75. The Chief Conservator of Forests is the head of the Forest Department
and the technical adviser to the Government of Manipur in forest matters. 
He is empowered to deal on his own authority with purely technical
questions, such as the operation of sanctioned working plans. Fire
protection  and silvicultural operation generally and with matters regarding
which powers have been delegated to him. In regard to all purely technical
matter he will be controlling authority over the Divisional Forest Officers 
and in regard to other matter he shall be in the position of adviser being
consulted by the Deputy Commissioner or by the Government of Manipur
as the case may be.

 

 Chief Conservator of Forests, his powers and duties.
Divisional Forest Officers. 76. Subject to the other provisions of these rules subject to the instruction 
of the Chief Conservator of Forests, each Divisional Forest Officer in 
his own Division, shall direct all technical forest operations, posting,
punishments, reward, leave and transfer of subordinate forest
establishment shall be made, awarded or granted by the Divisional Forest
Officer subject to the general power of control vested in the Chief
Conservator of Forests and  the Government rules and instructions in force
from time to time.
 		 
Matters in
which the
D.C. may
be required
to render
assistance.		 77 The Chief Conservator of Forests may address the Deputy Commissioner to render help in the following matters:  
   

Working Plans,

Forest Settlements,

Afforestation and deforestation,

Rights and Privileges,

Closure and Forest areas in respect of grazing or other privileges,

Grazing fees,

Local supply of fuel, grass and grazing,

Jhooming,

Annual Administrator reports,

Recovery of forest revenue or outstanding under section 82 and of penalties due under-bound under section 85 of the Act,

Supply of fire-arms,

Civil suits,

Thefts of Government money.

 

  
Delegation
of powers.		 78. Further powers delegated to various forest Revenue Officers are detailed 
in Appendix E.