10. The Telangana Drift Wood Rules, 1975 — The Telangana Forest Act, 1967.

10. The Telangana Drift Wood Rules, 1975 The Andhra Pradesh Drift Wood Rules, 1975 issued in G.O.Ms.No. 527, Forests and Rural Development (For-III) Dated. 19 th July, 1975 and published in RS to Part II ofA.P.Gazette pages 798-799, dated 7-8-1975, has been adopted in the State of Telangana vide Notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.22, EFS&T (For.I), Dept., dt.13.05.2015. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 43 of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 (Andhra Pradesh Act No. 1 of 1967) and in supersession of all the existing rules on the subject made under any of the Acts repealed by Section 72 of the Act aforesaid, the Government of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules to regulate the collection of drift and stranded timber in the State of Andhra Pradesh . These rules may be called the Telangana Drift Wood Rules, 1975; 2. In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context, (i) " drift wood" includes drift, beached, stranded, buried, or sunk timber; (ii) " timber" means any piece of wood whether cut up or hollowed, cut or of whose girth is not less than 25 cm. at the thickest end. 3. The collection of drift wood form the rivers of 1 [x x x] or from the villages situated on either side of their banks and disposal of the same shall be under the control of the Divisional Forest Officer concerned. 2 [4.The salving and collection of the drift wood may be arranged departmentally or through the agency of a contractor or through the members of a Registered Co-operative Society at their own cost] 5. When salving and collection is entrusted to a contractor, the terms and conditions of the contract shall be reduced into writing in the form of an agreement. ------------------------------------------------------------------