Arunachal Pradesh Forest (Removal of Timber) Regulation Act, 1983

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    "title": "Arunachal Pradesh Forest (Removal of Timber) Regulation Act, 1983",
    "short_title": "Arunachal Pradesh Forest (Removal of Timber) Regulation Act, 1983",
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    "act_year": 1983,
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    "location": "Arunachal Pradesh",
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    "description": "Arunachal Pradesh Forest (Removal of Timber) Regulation Act, 1983",
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            "number": "1",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"competent authority\" means such authority as the Government may, by notification, appoint for the purpose of exercising the powers and functions of a competent authority under this Act and rules made thereunder, for the whole or any part of Arunachal Pradesh ;\n(b) \"Government\" means the Government of the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh;\n(c) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n(d) \"State\" means the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh ;\n(e) \"Timber\" means trees when they have fallen or have been felled and logged but does not include trees and logs up to 60 cm. mid girth and one metre length.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Restriction on removal of timber outside Arunachal Pradesh.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Application for licence and its disposal.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Licence fee and period of its validity.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Appeal.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Penalty.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Power to direct submission of report or return.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Power to enter, search, arrest and detain.",
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            "content": "(a) enter and search, at all reasonable times, any premises, land, vehicle or vessel in the occupation of such person ;\n(b) require such person to produce for his inspection the licence or any other documents granted by the competent authority or any books of account or other document that may have any bearing on such offence ;\n(c) seize any timer in respect of which the offence was committed and any books of account or other documents relating to such timber and may also detain and seize any animal, vessel or vehicle with which the offence was committed.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Searches and arrests how to be made.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Production of persons arrested and things seized.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Report of arrest and seizure.",
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        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Erection of check posts.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Penalty for refusal to produce things or furnish information.",
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            "content": "(i) wilfully refuses or is unable to produce licence or document or wilfully refuses or fails to give such information which, under the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, he is required to produce or to give, otherwise furnishes information which he knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, or\n(ii) forcibly resists arrest or attempts to evade arrest or obstructs any Forest Officer or Police Officer to enter or search or to affect arrest or seizure under the powers conferred by this Act or the rules made thereunder,",
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            "is_definition": false,
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Power to compound offence.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. When Court to take cognizance of offence.",
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            "content": "(1) except on the complaiant made by an officer authorised by the Government in this behalf; and\n(2) unless the prosecution is instituted within six months from the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Bar of suit in Civil Courts.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Suit, etc. against authority, Officers or persons acting in good faith.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Officer and person to be public servant.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Effect of other laws.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Exemption.",
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        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) the form and conditions of licence under Section 3 and Section 5 and the fees payable therefore;\n(b) the form and manner in which application for licence under Section 4 may be made and the fees payable therefor ;\n(c) the fees payable for appeal under Section 6 ;\n(d) the form of register, report or return to be maintained and submitted by the licensee ;\n(e) the conditions for storing, stocking and the manner of marking the timber to be removed to a place outside the State ;\n(f) the manner in which the inspection of timber and of documents maintained by licensee shall be carried out;\n(g) the routes by which the timber shall be transported to a place outside the State ;\n(h) the terms and conditions for setting up or establishment of trading depot;\n(i) the manner in which the right of access to documents and the right to entry conferred by Section 9 may be exercised ;\n(j) the manner in which as check-post or barrier may be set up and erected and the form of document under Section 13 ;\n(k) the procedure and manner for payment of fees under this Act and of composition money under Section 15 and the amount of composition payable for composition of offence under Section 15 ;\n(l) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 8th February, 2020 [aru059]",
        "Act Number": "",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1983",
        "Short Title": "Arunachal Pradesh Forest (Removal of Timber) Regulation Act, 1983",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Arunachal Pradesh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}