Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power to make rules. 2 [A translation in the English language of the Kerala Vanolppannam (Vilpanavila Nijappeduthal) Act, 1978 (Act 29 of 1978)] ACT 29 OF 1978 THE KERALA FOREST PRODUCE (FIXATION OF SELLING PRICE) ACT, 19781 AN ACT to provide for the fixation of the selling price of certain important forest produce, for the prohibition of the sale of such forest produce at less than the price so fixed and for matters incidental or ancillary thereto. Preamble.— WHEREAS it is necessary to safeguard the forest wealth of the State to the maximum extent possible; AND WHEREAS the proper regeneration and maintenance of the forests in the State is not possible unless the forest produce is sold at reasonable rates and the proceeds thereof are utilised for such purposes; AND WHEREAS the very existence of the forest depends on the proper regeneration and maintenance thereof; AND WHEREAS forest produce particularly timber including bamboo and soft wood like eucalyptus is being sold at unreasonably low rates; AND WHEREAS it is necessary for the conservation of the forests to provide for the fixation of the selling price of certain important forest produce, for the prohibition of the sale of such produce at less than the price so fixed and for matters incidental or ancillary thereto; BE it enacted in the Twenty-ninth Year of the Republic of India as follows:—