Assam Forest Protection Force Act, 1986

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    "title": "Assam Forest Protection Force Act, 1986",
    "short_title": "Assam Forest Protection Force Act, 1986",
    "act_number": "(Assam Act No. 12 of 1987)",
    "act_year": 1986,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Assam Forest Protection Force Act, 1986",
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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 Assam ;\n(b) \"Government\" means the State Government of Assam ;\n(c) \"Force\" means the Assam Forest Protection Force constituted under Section 3 ;\n(d) \"Forests\" means reserved forests, protected forests, village forests, proposed reserved forests where preliminary notification has duly been published in the Assam Gazette, unclassed State forests so constituted or defined under the Assam Forest Regulation of 1891, any area recorded as forests in the Government records and also areas under various Social Forestry Plantations;\n(e) \"Forest produce\" includes-\n(i) timber, charcoal, caoutchouc, catechu, wood oil, resin, natural varnish, bark, lac, myrabolams, rhinoceros horns and anything found in or brought from a forest;\n(ii) trees and leaves, fruits and all others parts or produce, not hereinbefore mentioned, of trees ;\n(iii) plants not being trees (including grass creepers, reeds and moss) and all parts or produce of such plants ;\n(iv) wild animals and skins, tusks and horns, bones other than rhinoceros horn, silk cocoons, honey, wax and all other parts of produce of animals ;\n(v) peat, surface soil, rock and minerals (including limestone, laterite, mineral oils and all produce of mines or quarries);\n(f) \"Forest Officer\" means any person appointed by name or as holding an office by or under the orders of the Government to be a Chief Conservator, Additional Chief Conservator of Forests, Conservator, Deputy Conservator, Assistant Conservator of Forests, a Wild Life Warden, Forest Ranger, Deputy Ranger, Game Keeper, Forest Guard, Head Game Watcher, Game Watcher, Mohout, Boatman or to discharge any function of a Forest Officer under the Assam Forest Regulation of 1891, and the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 ;\n(g) \"Chief Conservator of Forests\" means the Chief Conservator of Forests appointed under Section 4 ;\n(h) \"Member of the Force\" means a person appointed to the Force other than a supervisory officer ;\n(i) \"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 Force ;\n(j) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;\n(k) \" Wild life\" includes any animals, bees, butter flies, crustecea, fish and moth, and aquatic or land vegetation which forms part of any habit.",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution of the Force.",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Appointment and powers of Supervisory Officers.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Appointment of the members of the Force.",
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            "content": "(b) The designation and rank of the members of the Force shall be regulated by rules made under this Act and at the time of initial constitution shall comprise of-\n(i) Company Commander/Inspector;\n(ii) Platoon Commander/Inspector;\n(iii) Havildar;\n(iv) Constable.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Certificate of the members of the Force.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Superintendence and general administration of the Force.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Dismissal, removal, etc. of members of the Force.",
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            "content": "(i) dismiss, suspend or reduce in rank any member of the Force whom he thinks remis or negligent in the discharge of his duty or unfit for the same; or\n(ii) award any or more of the following punishments to any member of the Force who discharges his duty in a careless or negligent manner or who by any act of his own renders himself unfit for the discharge thereof, namely :\n(a) fine to any amount not exceeding seven days' pay or reduction in any scale;\n(b) drill, extra guard, fatigue or other duty;\n(c) removal from any office of distinction or deprivation of any special emolument;\n(d) 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 members of the Force.",
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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 safeguard the forests, forest produce and wild life of the State of Assam ;\n(c) to protect and safeguard other properties owned by the Forest Department of the State Government of Assam ;\n(d) to do any other act conducive to the better protection and security of forests, forest produce and wild life referred to in Clauses (b) and (c) above.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Power to arrest without warrant.",
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            "content": "(i) forest, forest produce and wild life of the State of Assam ;\n(ii) property belonging to the Forest Department of the State Government of Assam.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Power to search without warrant.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Procedure to be followed after arrest.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Power to use fire arms as provided in Chapters XI and XII of Cr.P.C.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Officers and members of the Force to be considered always on duty and liable to be employed anywhere in the State of Assam.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Responsibilities of the members of the Force during suspension.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 15
        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Surrender of certificates, arms, etc. by persons ceasing to be members of the Force.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Penalties for neglect of duty, etc.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Application of Act 22 of 1922 to officers and members of the Force.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 18
        },
        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Protection of acts of officers and members of the Force.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 19
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Power to make rules.",
            "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 authorised to exercise and 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 members 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 order of punishment and the procedure to be followed for the disposal of such appeals ;\n(h) any other matter which has to be or may be prescribed.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 12th February, 2020 [ass267]",
        "Act Number": "(Assam Act No. 12 of 1987)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1986",
        "Short Title": "Assam Forest Protection Force Act, 1986",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:18"
}