Note. - Payment in instalments may be considered as payment in full at the time of delivery, provided that there is a clause in the agreement to the effect that when the Divisional Forest Officer considers that the value of any forest-produce removed by the purchaser equals or exceeds the amount of purchase money paid by him up to that time, the Divisional Forest Officer may stop further removal until the purchaser has paid such further sum as, in the opinion of the Forest Officer, may be sufficient to cover the excess value of the forest produce removed or about to be removed.
Note.
[16. Execution of Contracts.
B. - In the case of the Forest Department.
1.
Contracts, security bonds and other instruments,
other than those specified in heads 3 and 4, in connection with
the administration and working of forests and with the business
of the Forest Department generally where the value of the
property or the amount of expenditure involved exceeds Rs. 2,000
but does not exceed Rs. 10,000.
By the Conservator of Forests.
2.
Contracts, security bonds and other instruments,
other than those specified in head 3 and 4, in connection with
the administration and working of forests and with the business
of the Forest Department generally when the value of the property
or the amount of expenditure involved does not exceed Rs. 2,000.
By Deputy Conservators, Assistant Conservators or Extra
Assistant Conservators of Forests while in charge of a forest
division.
3.
Conveyance deeds for the purchase of land, which Divisional
Forest Officers are authorised to buy for forest purposes when
the value does not exceed Rs. 2,000.
By the Conservator of Forests.
4.
Leases for cultivation inside reserved forests where the
annual rent does not exceed Rs. 500.
By Deputy Conservators, Assistant Conservators, or Extra
Assistant Conservators of Forests while in charge of a forest
division.
5.
Leases for cultivation inside reserved forests where the
annual rent exceeds Rs. 500.
By the Conservator of Forests.
As regards contracts, etc., not hereinbefore
specified.
As regards contracts, etc., not hereinbefore
specified.
* * * * * *
5.(a)
Contracts for the supply of articles required for the use of
any Department or for the sale of article produced or
manufactured by the Department, and other instruments connected
with the administration of the Department.
By the Head of the Department and the Superintendent,
Government Printing, except contracts for the sale of jail
produce which may be executed either by the Inspector-General of
Prisons or Superintendent of the Jail concerned.
* * * * *
9.
Contracts and other instruments relating to house building
advances.
By the authorities granting the advances.
* * * * *
[16A. Executive Instructions in the matter of execution of deeds, contracts and other instruments.
(i) The instruments referred to in the Judicial Department Notification will be ordinarily-
(a) contracts for the supply of materials by or to the Forest Department;
(b) contracts for timber transport and conversion;
(c) contracts for roads, bridges, buildings, wells, etc., which are to be constructed departmentally;
(d) contracts for sale of forest produce;
(e) leases for farming forest produce;
(f) security bonds for the fulfilment of contracts or agreements, or for faithful service;
(g) leases of buildings belonging to the Forest Department;
(h) leases of land in reserved forests granted for purposes other than cultivation.
Note. - (g) Vide Form No. 52 of the Forest Manual.
Note.
(h) Vide Form No. 53 of the Forest Manual.
(ii) The orders of Government should be obtained in any case where any doubt may arise.
(iii) The Conservator and the other Forest Officers mentioned in the said notification are empowered to cancel or reduce the sale money payable under any contract which they are empowered to execute;
(iv) No deed or instrument relating to land or any right or interest in land except conveyance deeds or leases for cultivation referred to in items 3, 4 and 5 of part B of the aforesaid notification and in clauses (g) and
(h) of item (i) of these instructions should be executed by any Forest Officer except with the previous sanction of Government.
(v) The power of the officers mentioned against item 4 of part B of the notification referred to above to execute the leases specified therein is subject to the previous approval of the Conservator.
(vi) The authorities empowered to sanction house building advances have also the power to execute contracts and other instruments relating to such advances.]
Section 15 • Management and Working of the Forests
15. Leases of forest produce.
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