GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

ABSTRACT

The Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 inclusion of Silver Oak tree in the list of Scheduled Timbers- Amendment to Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882-Notification issued.


ENVIRONMENT & FOREST (FR-13) DEPARTMENT

G.O.(Ms) No. 44
DATED:  03-03-2003

1) G.O.Ms.No.344, Environment & Forests Dept. dt. 8.8.1997
2) From the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
Lr.No.WR1/71599/02 dt.18.12.02.

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ORDER:

In the G.O.first read above, orders were issued amending the  Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 omitting the Silver Oak tree from the list of Scheduled Timbers.

2) During the Collectors Conference held on 11.12.02, the necessity to prevent indiscriminate felling of Silver Oak trees was discussed in detail and it was decided to bring the silver oak tree within the ambit of Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules, 1968.

3) The Government have therefore decided to include the silver oak trees in the list of Scheduled Timbers.

4)  The Notification appended to this order will be published in the Extraordinary issue of  Tamil Nadu Government Gazette six copies of the notification are sent to the Tamil Development(Translation) Department.  That Department is requested to send Tamil version of the notification to the Government Central Press for Publication. On receipt of Tamil version, the Works Manager, Government Central  Press is requested to publish the Tamil version of the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNER)

S.P.ELANGOVAN,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

The  Principal  Chief Conservator of Forests, Chennai-15

The Works Manager, Government  Central Press, Chennai-79

(he is requested to send 50 copies of the

notification to the Government and 500 copies to the Principal  Chief Conservator of Forests )

The Chief Conservator of Forests (Forest Administration), Chennai-15

The Chief  Conservator of Forests (Planning & Development), Chennai-15

The Chief  Conservator of Forests(Wildlife), Chennai-15

The Chief  Wildlife Warden, Chennai-15

The Director of Tamil Development & Culture, Chennai (w.e.)

All  Dist. Collectors/Conservator of Forests/ District Forest Officers.

The Registrar, High Court, Chennai.

The Personal Assistant to Honb'le Minister (Forests and Environment) Chennai-9

The Secretary to Government, Law Department, Chennai-9

All Sections in Environment & Forests Department, Chennai-9

 

 :: forwarded :: by order ::

SECTION OFFICER

APPENDIX

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 56-E of the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1882), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendment to the Schedule to the said Act:--

AMENDMENT

In the Schedule to the said Act, after Item (4), the following item shall be inserted, namely :--

 " (5) Silver Oak ; and " .

S.P.ELANGOVAN,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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