Assam Forest (Removal And Storage of Forest Produce) Regulation Act, 2000

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    "title": "Assam Forest (Removal And Storage of Forest Produce) Regulation Act, 2000",
    "short_title": "Assam Forest (Removal And Storage of Forest Produce) Regulation Act, 2000",
    "act_number": "(Assam Act No. 12 of 2000)",
    "act_year": 2000,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Assam Forest (Removal And Storage of Forest Produce) Regulation Act, 2000",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definition.",
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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 or functions of a competent authority under this Act and Rules made thereunder, for the whole or any part of the State of Assam ;\n(b) \"Government\" means the Government of the State of Assam ;\n(c) \"Prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ;\n(d) \"State\" means the State of Assam ;\n(e) \"Trading Depot\" means any place where forest produce is collected, stored or stocks for sale or conversion including shops and establishments for trading in forest produce.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Restriction on removal of Forest produce outside the State of Assam.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Application for licence and the 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) required such person to produce for his inspection the licence or any other documents granted by the competent authority or any books of accounts or other documents that may have any bearing on such offence ;\n(c) seize any timber in respect of which the offence was committed, 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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            "sort_order": 8
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Searches and arrest 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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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Erection of Check Posts.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 12
        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Penalty for refusal to produce things or furnish information.",
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            "content": "OR",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 13
        },
        {
            "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 complaint 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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            "is_definition": false,
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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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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "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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            "is_definition": false,
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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 therefor ;\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 and identifying the forest produce of different categories in the trading depots ;\n(f) the manner in which the inspection of forest produce and of documents maintained by licensee shall be carried out ;\n(g) the routes by which the forest produce shall be transferred to a place outside the State ;\n(h) the terms and conditions for setting up or establishment of trading depots ;\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 a check-post or barrier may be set up or erected and the form of documents under Section 13 ;\n(k) the procedure and manner for payment of fees under this Act and of money payable because of composition of offence under Section 15 ;\n(l) the amount of levy or duty and the manner for payment of such levy or duty for forest produce removed out of the State ;\n(m) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 12th June, 2020 [ass426]",
        "Act Number": "(Assam Act No. 12 of 2000)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2000",
        "Short Title": "Assam Forest (Removal And Storage of Forest Produce) Regulation Act, 2000",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}