The Bengal Forest Manual: Part I — Rules Issued Under the Act and Part II - Executive Rules and Orders

Compiled by order of the Government of Bengal untler the direction of the Conservator of Forests Bengal) BY F. TRAFFORD Deputy Conservator of Forests. [...] sections of the Forest Act mentioned in the second column of the same over against each such class of officers respectively:— Class of officers empowered 1 Section of the Act under which powers are given. [...] 3. The Conservator of Forests is empowered under section 24 of the Act with the previous sanction of the Commissioner of the Division to stop ways and water-courses ins reserved 'fOrests subject to the provisions of that section. [...] Godda subdivisions of the Sonthal Parganas district are tppointed under section 2 of the Indian Forest Act VII of 1878 to be Forest Officers" to carry out the purposes of the said Act in respect of those "protected" forests lying within the limits of their respective jurisdictions which are not under the immediate control of the Forest Department and are empowered to compound offences described [...] t 5. The Deputy Commissioner of Angul the Subdivisional Officer and the Sub-Deputy Collector of the Sadar subdivision of the Angul district are appointed under section 2 of the Forest Act to be "Forest Officers" to carry out the purposes of the said Act in respect of the Protected Forests iriAngul and are empowered to compound offences.