BIHAR SAW MILLS (REGULATION) RULES, 1993
(1) These rules may be called the Bihar Saw Mills (Regulation) Rules, 1993.
(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Bihar.
(3) It shall come into force at once.
In these rules unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) "Act" means Bihar Saw Mills (Regulation) Act, 1990 (Bihar Act 19, 1990);
(b) "Divisional Forest Officer" means the Officer-in-charge of a Territorial Forest Division;
(c) "Conservator of Forest" means Officer-in-charge of a Forest Circle.
(1) Any person to obtain licence under Section 5 to establish a saw mill or saw pit or such saw mill or saw pit which is in existence on the appointed day may make an application to the licensing authority.
(2) The application to establish saw mill or saw pit shall be in Form "A" and the application to operate saw mill or saw pit which is in existence on the appointed day shall be in Form "B". Such application form may be obtained from the office of the concerned licensing officer.
(3) A non-refundable fee of rupees one thousand or rupees one hundred respectively shall be paid for each application of licence for saw mill or saw pit. The amount shall be payable to the account of such Divisional Forest Officer, where saw mill or saw pit is in operation from before or proposed to be established. Separate application for each saw mill or sa
(1) The licencing officer shall grant the licence in Form C.
(2) The licence shall be subject to following conditions:-
(a) The Sawing operations in the saw mill and saw pit shall not be carried out after sunset and before sunrise.
(b) The certified copies of the licence granted under sub-rule (1) shall be displayed at conspicuous place in the saw mill or saw pit.
(c) The Licensee shall maintain daily account of receipt of wood purchased, sawing and disposal in Form D.
(d) The monthly account of wood received for sawing only shall be maintained in Form E.
(e) The registers of accounts shall, if so required, be produced before the licensing officer or any other
In the event of declaration of any area as prohibited under Section 6 of the Act, any licensed saw mill or saw pit shall be allowed to operate in that area for six months from the date of such declaration provided that the said saw mill or saw pit shall not receive any new wood for sawing and shall saw only such wood which has been received till the date of such declaration. Any such licensed saw mill or saw pit existing in such prohibited area shall be given preference as far as possible in granting licence in new area.
(1) Every licensee shall apply to the licensing officer for renewal of the licence at least one month before the expiry of the licence.
(2) The application fee for renewal of licence for saw mill shall be rupees one thousand and for saw pit shall be rupees fifty.
(3) The licensing officer after making such enquiry, as he may deem fit, may renew or may 6rder in writing stating the reasons in brief, refuse to renew the licence:
Provided that no order of refusing to renew the licence shall be passed unless the applicant has been given reasonable opportunity of being heard.
(4) The licence shall be renewed for one calendar year only:
Provided that for the period during which application for renewal of licence
(1) The licensee shall maintain a register of daily purchase of wood for sawing and disposal in Form' D
(2) The licensee shall maintain a register of the monthly account of arrival, sawing and disposal of wood received for sawing only in Form' E
(3) The licensee shall submit the returns of these accounts to the concerned Divisional Forest Officer by a date not later than 10th of the following month.
(1) The Licensing Officer shall submit a list of persons who are already operating saw mills, or the persons who have obtained licence for establishing and operating new saw mills along with the name of such saw mills to the concerned Executive Engineer of the Bihar State Electricity Board. The licensing officer shall also submit a list of persons along with name of saw mill who are operating the saw mills without valid license or whose licence has either been revoked or suspended and as soon as it comes to the knowledge of licensing officer that any person is operating saw mill without valid licence he shall inform the concerned Executive Engineer of the Bihar State Electricity Board regarding the name of that person along with the name of that saw mill and its state of affairs.
(2) The concerned Executive Engineer of the Bihar State Electricity Board shall ensure that only those
The appeal shall lie to the Conservator of Forests under Section 12 of the Act.
FORM 'A'
[ See Rule 3(2) ]
Application for Grant of Licence for Establishing and Operating a New Saw Mill/Saw Pit.
1. Applicant's name and his father's name in full (in case of company give names of partners and of persons holding power of attorney to act on behalf of the company).
2. Profession
3. Full address
4. Details of proposed location of saw mill/ saw pit (location map will also be attached).
5. Is applicant already owning and operating any other saw mill/saw pit.
6. If answer to (5) is Yes' give details of the saw mill/saw pit
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FORM B
[ See Rule 3(2) ]
Application for Grant of Licence for Operating and already Established Saw Mill/Saw Pit.
1. Applicant's name and his father's name in full in case of company give names of partners and of persons holding power of attorney to act on behalf of the company).
2. Profession
3. Full address
4. Details of location of saw mill/saw pit location map and sketch map of saw mill/saw pit will also be attached).
5. Details of the saw mill
(a) Make and year of sawing machine
(b) Horse-power of the electrical or mech
FORM 'C'
[ See Rule 4(1) ]
The Licence for Operating the Established Saw Mil/Saw Pit. establishing and Operating a New Saw Mill or Saw Pit.
(This form shall be used for renewing the licence)
1. Applicant's name and his father's name in full (in case of company give names of Partners and of persons holding power of attorney).
2. Profession
3. Full address
4. Details of location of saw mill/saw pit...
5. Legal status of the land and title of ownership or the land on which saw mill/ saw pit is established or proposed to be established.
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