CHAPTER V POSSESSION OF SANDALWOOD [OR RED SANDERS WOOD OR SCHEDULED TREE]

Section 36: Penalties

The Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Andhra Pradesh (Environment, Forest, Science and Technology Department), with amendments up to Act 15 of 2016 (the Andhra Pradesh Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016).

Chapter IIIA (sections 28A to 28G, Preservation of Private Forests) applies only in the Scheduled Areas and is not part of this India Code text; it is printed in the 2012 text of the Act hosted by the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority, and the instrument that inserted it has not been identified.

¹[Whoever, in contravention of the provisions of this Act any rule made or license granted thereunder possesses Sandal wood or Red Sanders wood or Scheduled tree, shall upon conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees:

Provided that,-

(a) in case of first offence, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than five years and an amount of fine shall not be less than three lakh rupees; and

(b) in case of second and subsequent offences, the term of imprisonment shall not be less than seven years and an amount of fine shall not be less than five lakh rupees;]

Footnotes in the official text

1.Substituted by Act 15 of 2016, section 9.