{
    "act_title": "Forest Rules",
    "act_slug": "forest-rules",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "section": {
        "number": "6",
        "title": "6. Powers to compel attendance of witnesses, to issue search warrant and to record evidence.",
        "chapter": null,
        "content": "Class of officers\n\t\t\t\t\tempowered\nSection of the Act\n\t\t\t\t\tunder which powers are given\nBrief description of\n\t\t\t\t\tnature of powers conferred\nI. Conservators of Forests and all Divisional Forests\n\t\t\t\t\tOfficers, provided that such officers hold substantive rank not\n\t\t\t\t\tlower than that of Assistant Conservator of Forests or Extra\n\t\t\t\t\tAssistant Conservator of Forests, and that they have passed the\n\t\t\t\t\tprescribed tests in Forests Law and in Urdu by the Higher\n\t\t\t\t\tStandard\n71(b)\nPowers of a Civil Court to compel the attendance of witnesses\n\t\t\t\t\tand the production of documents\nII. Conservators of Forests\n71(c)\nPower to issue a search warrant under the Code of Criminal\n\t\t\t\t\tProcedure *[-]\nIII. Conservators of Forests and all officers of and above\n\t\t\t\t\tthe rank of Assistant Conservator of Forests or Extra Assistant\n\t\t\t\t\tConservator of Forests : provided that they have passed the\n\t\t\t\t\tprescribed tests in Forests Law and in Urdu by the Higher\n\t\t\t\t\tStandard.\n71(d)\nPower to hold an enquiry in Forest offences and in the course\n\t\t\t\t\tof such enquiry to receive and record evidence\n*Omitted by Punjab Government Notification No. 2479-Ft-55/1603, dated 17.6.1955.\n7.",
        "footnote": "",
        "is_definition": false,
        "sort_order": 2
    },
    "prev_section": "5",
    "next_section": "492"
}