Maharashtra Supply of Forest-produce by Government (Revision of Agreements) Act, 1982

No: 16 Dated: Mar, 23 1983

THE MAHARASHTRA SUPPLY OF FOREST-PRODUCE BY GOVERNMENT (REVISION OF AGREEMENTS) ACT, 1982

ACT No. XVI OF 1983

    An Act to take powers to revise certain agreements to get fair price for forestproduce supplied by Government to purchasers for long term periods and for certain other matters.

    WHEREAS, it is expedient to take power to the State Government to revise certain agreements, from time to time, to get fair price for forest-produce sold or supplied by the State Government to the purchasers for long term period and to prevent loss of income due to Government and to enforce the revised agreements and to provide for matters connected therewith;

It is hereby enacted in the Thirty-third Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be called the Maharashtra Supply of Forest-produce by Government (Revision of Agreements) Act, 1982.

(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

2. Definitions:- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a) ‘‘agreement” shall include any contract, licence, bond, deed or other document, whereby the State Government agrees to sell or supply any forestproduce to any person or to permit any forest-produce to be collected and removed by any person for consideration, for a long term period, on terms and conditions specified in such document;

(b) “forest-produce’’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Indian Forest Act, 1927, in its application to the State of Maharashtra;

(c) “long term period’’ means any period exceeding twelve months;

(d) “prescribed’’ means prescribed by rules made by the State Government under this Act;

(e) ‘‘purchaser’’ means any person, including any company or association or body of individuals, whether incorporated or not, who purchases or is supplied or obtains any forest-produce from the State Government under any agreement.