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Orissa Saw Mills and Saw Pits (Control) Act, 1990 (Orissa Act No. 27 of 1991).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Odisha
Document type
Legislation
Date
1991
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to provide for the regulation of establishment and operation of Saw Mills and Saw Pits and Trade of Sawing for the Protection and Conservation of Forest and the Environment and for matters incidental thereto, or connected therewith.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest species Forestry protection measures Plant protection Authorization/permit Forest management/forest conservation Monitoring
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act grants the State Government the power to appoint a Licensing Officer who shall grant licenses for the operation of saw mills and pits. The State Government may: a) appoint a Divisional Forest Officer to be Licensing Officer for the purposes of this Act; and b) define the local limits within which a Licensing Officer shall exercise powers conferred, and perform the duties imposed, on a Licensing Officer. It regulates the Establishment and Operation of Saw Mill and Saw Pit as follows: no person shall establish or operate a saw mill or saw pit except under the authority and subject to the conditions of a licence granted by the competent authority provided that no person shall establish or operate any saw mill or saw pit within a reserved forest, protected forest or any forest area or within 10 km from the boundary or any forestry area. The Licensing Officer may: (i) grant the licence; or (ii) by order in writing refuse to grant the licence.

Full text
English
Website
forest.odisha.gov.in