R.1 Short title and commencement.--

       (1) These rules may be called The Rajasthan Land Revenue (Control and Management of Forest Growth) Rules, I960.
(2) They shall come into force at once.

R.2 Interpretation.--

       In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
       (1) "Act" shall means the Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956;
       2[(2) Forest growth refers to Khejra Khejri or Bhambool or 3[Fog Jhadia] Sandalwood trees as well as to such other classes of trees as may be declared in this behalf by the State Government whether such Khejra Khejri or Bhambool, 3[Fog Jhadia] sandal, or other trees are fully grown or otherwise and whether they are standing on or have been severed or cut from, the lands of an estate or village, and includes the timber of such trees, whether standing on or severed or cut from the earth;
       (3) "Forest land" means the land of an estate or village on which any forest growth stands;
       (4) "Form" means a form appended to th

R.3 Forest growth not removable otherwise than under licence.--

No person shall remove any forest growth from any forest land or permit or suffer any person to do so, except under and in accordance with a licence granted by the Collector of the district in which the forest land is situated.

R.4 Form of application for licence.--

An application for a licence under R. 3 shall be in Form A.

R.5 Enquiry by Collector.--

On receipt of an application for a licence in Form A, the Collector may, after holding such enquiry as he deems tit, specially in regard to the justification or need of the removal of forest growth applied for, either reject the application or grant a licence in Form B.

R.6 Further condition which may be imposed by Collector.--

In addition to the conditions mentioned in Form B, the Collector may, if he deems fit, impose a condition that any forest growth removed under any licence granted under these rules, shall not be carried or moved within or out of the limits of his district except by means of a transport to be specified by the Collector or through a check post to be similarly specified.

R.7 Notices under Sec. 94(4).--

Before issuing a proclamation under sub-sec. (4) cl. (a) of Sec. 94, the Collector shall issue a notice in Form C asking the estate holders or other persons to show cause why the proclamation may not be issued.

R.8 Form of proclamation under Sec. 94(4).--

The proclamation under cl. (a) of sub-sec. (4) of Sec. 94 shall be in Form D.

R.9 Transport of forest growth to be controlled.--

On the issue of a proclamation under R. 8, the Collector may require the railway Administration or a Transport Company not to book or accept for transport any forest growth to any place outside the district except under permit to be given by the Collector.

R.10 Duty of Fatwari.--

       (1) Every patwari shall enter in his daily diary the necessary details of all removal of forest growths, within his circle together with the name of the person or persons responsible therefor and the particulars of the licence, if any, and whenever he finds a breach of the provisions of the Act or of these rules to have been committed, he shall forthwith report the matter in writing to the Collector.
(2) It shall be the duty of every licensee to inform the Patwari of the particulars of the licence obtained by him and to communicate to him well in advance the date on which he proposed to remove the forest growth by the licence.

R.11 Duty of Lambardar, Sarpanch and Panchas.--

Every Lambardar shall be responsible to see that the provisions of the Act and of these rules are being duly observed within the area of which he is the lambardar.

R.12 Penalty.--

Any person who commits a breach of these rules shall, on conviction by a Criminal Court of competent jurisdiction, be punished with a penalty not exceeding Rupees one thousand or if the breach be a continuing one, a penalty not exceeding rupees fifty for each day during which such breach continues.

R.13 Reward to informants.--

The Collector may grant to any person giving information of a breach of the provisions of Sec. 94 of these rules, if such information results in conviction, a reward of an amount not exceeding one fourth of the penalty recovered.

R.14 4[14. Removal under Sec. 84, Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955 not affected.--

       Nothing in these rules shall apply to or affect the removal of trees in pursuance of a right conferred or, under a licence or permission granted under Sec. 84 of the Rajasthan Tenancy Act, 1955 (Rajasthan Act 3 of 1955).
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4. Ins. vide Notification No. F. 15(85) Rev./A/57, dated 19.2.1962, Pub. in Raj. Govt. Gaz.. Part 4(ga), dl. 17.5.1962.