Arunachal Pradesh Forest and Special Tiger Protection Force Act, 2012

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    "title": "Arunachal Pradesh Forest and Special Tiger Protection Force Act, 2012",
    "short_title": "Arunachal Pradesh Forest and Special Tiger Protection Force Act, 2012",
    "act_number": "(Act No. 2 of 2013)",
    "act_year": 2012,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Arunachal Pradesh",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Arunachal Pradesh Forest and Special Tiger Protection Force Act, 2012",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Governor\" means the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.\n(b) \"Government\" means the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh.\n(c) \"National Tiger Conservation Authority\" means National Tiger Conservation Authority, Ministry of Environment & Forests, and Government of India.\n(d) \"Force\" means the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Protection Force, or the Arunachal Pradesh Special Tiger Protection Force constituted by the State Government under section 3 of this Act.\n(e) \"Forests\" means Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks, Conservation Reserves, Community Reserves as defined or notified under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the Tiger Reserves, Reserved Forests, Protected Forests, Anchal Reserved Forests, Village Reserved Forests, Proposed Reserved Forests where preliminary notification has duly been published in the Arunachal Pradesh Gazette and the un-classed State Forests so constituted or defined under the Assam Forest Regulation, of 1891 or any area recorded as forests in the Government records including the area under various Social Forestry Plantations.\n(f) \"Forest Produce\" includes -\n(i) Timber, charcoal, wood oil, resin, natural varnish bark,lac, myrabolans, rhinoceros horns and anything found in or brought from a forest;\n(ii) Trees and leaves, fruits and all other parts or produce, not herein before mentioned, of tree ;\n(iii) Plants not being trees (including grasses creepers, reeds and moss) and all parts or produce of such plants;\n(iv) Wild animals and skins, tusk and horns, bones other than rhinoceros horn, silk-cocoons, honey, wax and all other parts or produce of animals;\n(v) Peat, surface soil, rock and minerals (including limestone, laterite, mineral oils and all produce of mines or quarries),\n(g) \"Forest Officer\" means any person appointed by name or as holding an office by or under the orders of the Government to be a Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Chief Conservator of Forests, Conservator, deputy Conservator, Assistant Conservator of Forests, a Wildlife Warden,Forest Ranger, Deputy Ranger, Forester, Forest Guard, Game Watcher, Forest Watcher, Mahut, Boatman or who discharges any function of a Forest Officer under the Assam Forest Regulation of 1891, and the Wildlife (Protection) Act. 1972,\n(h) \"Principal Chief Conservator of Forests\" means the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests appointed under section 6;\n(i) \"Member of the Force\" means a person appointed to the Forces other than a supervisory officer;\n(j) \"Member Secretary\" means Member Secretary, National Tiger Conservation Authority.\n(k) \"Supervisory Officer\" means any of the officers appointed under section 4 and includes any other officer appointed by the Government as a supervisory officer of the Forces.\n(l) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.\n(m) \"Wildlife\" , includes any animals, bees, butterflies, crustacea, fishes and moths, and aquatic or land vegetation which forms part of any habitat.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of the Forces.",
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            "content": "(a) Force to be called the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Protection Force for better protection and security of forests, forest infrastructure, Forest Produce, Wildlife inside and outside the forests in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, and\n(b) a Force to be called the Special Tiger Protection Force for the better protection and security of the Tiger, the Tiger Reserves, Forest infrastructure, Forest, Forests Produce and Wildlife inside the Tiger Reserves.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Appointment and power of Supervisory Officers.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Appointment of the members of the Force.",
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            "content": "(i) Company Commander/Inspector.\n(ii) Platoon Commander/Sub-Inspector or Assistant Sub Inspector,\n(iii) Section Commander/Head Forester.\n(iv) Special Tiger Guard/ Forest Constable",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Certificate of the member of the Force.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Superintendence control Administration of the Force.",
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            "content": "(b) The Superintendence and control of the Arunachal Pradesh Special Tiger Protection Force shall vest with the Chief Wildlife Warden and shall be carried on by him in accordance with the provisions of this Act and Rules made there under.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Penalties.",
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            "content": "(i) Dismiss, suspend or reduce in rank any member of the Force whom he thinks remiss or negligent in the discharge of his duty or unfit for the same or fails without reasonable cause, to report himself for duty on expiration of leave, or\n(ii) Award any or more of the following punishments to any member of the Forces who willfully breaches any rules or regulation or discharges his duty in a careless manner or who by any act of his own renders himself unfit for the discharge thereof, namely;\n(a) Impose fine to any amount not exceeding seven days pay or reduction in pay scale ;\n(b) Order for drill, extra guard, fatigue or other duty;\n(c) Remove from any office of distinction or deprive from any special emolument;\n(d) Pass other punishment/ punishments as may be deemed fit and proper.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Appeal and revision.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Duties of Member of the Forces.",
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            "content": "(a) To promptly obey and execute all orders lawfully issued to him by his superior Authority ;\n(b) To protect and safe guard the Forests, Forests Produce, Wildlife and security of Forest personnel of the State of Arunachal Pradesh;\n(c) To protect and safeguard other properties owned by the Forest Department of the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh;\n(d) To do any other act conducive to the better protection and security of Forests, Forest Produce and Wildlife etc, referred to in clauses\n(b) and (c) above.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Powers to arrest without warrant.",
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            "content": "(i) Forest, Forest Produce, Wildlife and Forest personnel of the State of Arunachal Pradesh.\n(ii) Property belonging to the Forest department of the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh;",
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        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Powers to search without warrant.",
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            "content": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Procedures to be followed after arrest.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Power to use fire arms as provided in Chapter XI &. XII of Cr. PC.",
            "chapter": "Chapter XI",
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            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Officers and members of the Forces to be considered always on duty and liable to be employed anywhere in the State of Arunachal Pradesh and India.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Restrictions respecting right to form associations etc.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) be a Member of, or be associated in any way with, any trade union, labour union, political association or with any class of trade unions, labour unions, or political associations; or\n(b) be a Member of, or be associated in any way with, any other society, institution, association or organization that is not recognised as part of the Force or is not of a purely social, recreational or religious nature; or\n(c) communicate with the press or publish or cause to be published any book, letter or other document except where such communication or publication is in the bona fide discharge of his duties or is of a purely literary, artistic, or scientific character.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Responsibilities of the Members of the Forces during suspension.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Surrender of certificates, arms etc, by persons ceasing to be Members of the Forces.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Penalties for neglect of duty etc.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Application of Act 22 of 1922 to Officers and Members of the Forces.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Protection of acts of Officers and Members of the Forces.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Boards of Studies.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) Regulating the classes, ranks, grades, pay and remunerations of supervisory officers and members of the Force and their conditions of service in the Force;\n(b) Regulating the powers and duties of Supervisory Officer and members of the Force authorized to exercise any functions by or under this Act;\n(c) Fixing the period of service for supervisory officers and members of the Force,\n(d) Prescribing the description and quantity of arms, accoutrement's, clothing and other necessary articles to be furnished to the member of the Force;\n(e) Prescribing the places of residences of the Force;\n(f) Institutions, managements and regulation of any fund or any purpose connected with the administration of the Force ;\n(g) Regulating the punishment and prescribing the authorities to whom appeal shall be preferred from orders of punishment and the procedure to be followed for the disposal of such appeal;\n(h) Any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "[aru033]",
        "Act Number": "(Act No. 2 of 2013)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2012",
        "Short Title": "Arunachal Pradesh Forest and Special Tiger Protection Force Act, 2012",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Arunachal Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}