THE INDIAN FOREST (U.P:) RULES, 19641 CONTENTS — TIIE INDIAN FORFST ACT, 1927

THE INDIAN FOREST (U.P:) RULES, 19641 CONTENTS Rules 1_ Short title 2 Definitions 3 Cost of management 4 Accounting Rules 5_ Procedure for taking over of forest land for management. 6_ APPENDIX "A' In exercise of the powers under Section 38-M of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh, the Governor is pleased to made the following rules: 1. Short title These Rules may be called the Indian Forest (U.P.) Rules, 1964. 2. Definitions (a) Conservator" means the Conservator of Forests incharge of Circle of the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department; and (b) "section means section of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, as amended in its application to Uttar Pradesh: 3_ Cost of management- The cost of management of a forest or a forest land to be taken over under Section-38-H shall be recoverable from the income thereof at the rate of 20 percent of such income and shall include expenditure on the following items: (i) Expenditure on maintenance of boundary, coupe lines, etc (ii) Expenditure on markings, thinnings, fellings, cultural and other silvicultural operations considered necessary for the proper management of forest or forest land together with expenditure or staff kept exclusively for these works. (iii) Expenditure on construction of local and temporary roads, paths, bridges and buildings and maintenance of all roads including bridges and buildings required for the management of forest or forest land in question. (iv) Supervisory staff; if any, maintained exclusively for the forest or forest land in question: (v) Expenditure on fire conservancy: (vi) Overhead charges at 5 percent of the total income for such forest: Provided that where the cost of management of a forest or a forest land works out at a sum less than 20 percent of its income the actua