The U.P. Establishment and Regulation of Saw Mills Rules, 1978' In exercise of the powers under Clause (a) Section 51-A of the Indian Forest
rules · 1927 · State unknown
Parent: [TIIE INDIAN FORFST ACT, 1927] (7a99082fb3c3cd50610f30cb335c92d1b8103f9b)
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The U.P. Establishment and Regulation of Saw Mills Rules, 1978' In exercise of the powers under Clause (a) Section 51-A of the Indian Forest Act; 1927 (Act No. XVI of 1927) the Governor is pleased to make the following Rules, namely: 2[General Amendment-In the Uttar Pradesh Establishment and Regulation of Saw Mills Rules, 1978 hereinafter referred to as the said rules for the words "Establishment and Regulation of Saw Mills" the words Wood Based Industries (Establishment and Regulation)" wherever occurring including heading shall be substituted] CHAPTER-I Preliminary 1 . Short title, extent and commencement: (1) These rules may be called the Uttar Pradesh[ Wood Based Industries (Establishment and Regulation of Saw-mills)] Rules, 1978. 2. They shall extend to whole of Uttar Pradesh. 3. They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the official Gazette. '[2. Definition.-(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires- a) 'Industrial Estate' means areas notified by the State Government for establishment of Wood Based Industries. (b) 'License' means a license granted under the rules notified by the State in pursuance of these Rules. 'Principal Chief Conservator of Forests' means a Forest officer of the rank of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and it also includes an officer designated as a Head of Forest Department in the State. (d) 'Round log' means a piece of wood in its natural form, having mid girth of thirty centimeter or more under bark and it includes such round log even after its bark has been removed or its surface has been dressed, manually or by using a band saw or any other machine or equipment to make its cross section square or near-square for the purpose of ease in its transportation andlor storage. e) 'Saw Mill'Rule TOC
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15 · Savings- Industries/processing plants not using round logs of domestic origin o operating without a band saw or re-saw or circular saw of more than thirty centimeter diameter shall not require license- a) Sawn timber, cane, bamboo, reed, plywood, veneers or imported wood, procured for legitimate sources. (b) Block board, MDF or similar wood-based products, procured from legitimate sources. Round log/timber form species declared as agro-forestrylagricultural crops and/or exempted from the purview of the felling and transit regime in the State, and procured form legitimate sources. However; State Level Committee of the State may allow installation of circular saw of diameter upto 60 centimeter in such industries having specialized requirement: Such industries shall be registered with the Forest Department of the State and shall be regulated, details of which are to be prescribed by the State. Transfer of license on salelsuccession etc. shall be done only with the approval of State Level Committee.]
