An Act to make provisions for regulating the felling of trees for.

Tree Felling Permission outside Shillong Permission for felling of trees from non-forest areas or in homesteads and farms may be sought under the provisions of the Meghalaya tree Preservation act, wherever applicable, and in areas outside purview of the said act, the permission shall be obtained as per Rule 6 of the Meghalaya Tree Felling (Non-Forest areas) Rules, MEGHALAYA ACT 13 OF An Act to make provisions for regulating the felling of trees for purpose of protection of catchment areas and soil from erosion and to preserve the special characteristics of the hilly areas as regards landscape, vegetal cover and climate and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

Power of entry, search and seizure:- 1 Any Forest Officer not below the rank of a Range Officer and Police Officer not below the rank of a SubInspector may enter upon any land, where he has reason to believe that any tree has been or is being felled, in contravention of Section 3 and seize such felled tree or any lop pings thereof, together with its produce, tools implements and other articles with its produce, tools, implements and other articles used in committing such contravention and shall make a report of such seizure to the Divisional Forest Officer.

THE MEGHALAYA TREE (PRESERVATION) ORDINANCE, MEGHALAYA ORDINANCE 1 OF An Ordinance to make provisions for regulating the felling of trees for the purpose of protection of catchment areas and soil from erosion and to preserve the special characteristics of the hilly areas as regards landscape, vegetal cover and climate and to provide for matters connected therewith and. 2Regulation of felling of trees in private and community forests as per approved working.