GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

ABSTRACT

Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules 1968 -  Inclusion of Silver Oak tree in the purview of  Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules, 1968- Amendment to Rules - Issued.


ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS (FR-13) DEPARTMENT

G.O.(Ms) No. 45
DATED: 03-03-2003

1) G.O.Ms.No.345, Environment & Forests Department, 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 Timber Transit Rules, 1968 exempting the Silver oak trees from the purview of  Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules, 1968.

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 Principal Chief Conservator of Forests on consultation in his letter second read above has stated that 

  1. The exemption caused indiscriminate/ unauthorised felling of trees in hill areas.

  2. Cutting of silver oak trees caused damage to the green cover of the hill trees and obviously affect the characteristics of the area.

  3. To empower the Forest officials to regulate the movement  of silver oak under  the Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules, 1968.

  4. The exemption of silver oak from the Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules, 1968 encouraged the  owners to fell trees rather than encouraging them to grow trees.

4) The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests has therefore requested to include Silver Oak trees in the purview of Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules, 1968, considering the need for preventing  of indiscriminate felling of silver oak  tree.

5)  After examination  it was decided to delete silver oak tree in the classes of trees exempted from the purview of Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules, 1968 by way of amending the said Rules.

6)  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 GOVERNOR)

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

 

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APPENDIX

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 35  of the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1882), the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules, 1968.

AMENDMENT

In the said  Rules -- ,

(1) in rule (1), for  the expression " Definition.--", the expression "2. Definition.--" shall be substituted;

(2) in " 2. Definition.--" as so substituted, in clause (3), sub-clause (n) shall be omitted;

(3) for the expression "2. Conditions of transit of timber.--", the  expression "2-A. Conditions of transit of timber.-- " shall be substituted.

S.P.ELANGOVAN,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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