30Amendment of Act XVI of 1927 in Delhi

The following amendments shall be made in the Indian Forest Act, 1927, in its application to the ¹[State] at Delhi, namely:--

(1) in sub-section (1) of section 35 of the said Act,--

(a) for the words any forest or waste-land the words any forest, waste-land or grass-land shall be substituted;

(b) for clauses (b) and (c) the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:--

"(b) the cutting of trees and timber;

(c) the disposal of any forest produce;

(d) the firing or clearing of vegetation;

(e) the cutting storage and conservation of grass or leaf fodder; or

(f) the admission, herding or pasturing of Cattle"; and

(c) after clause (v) the following shall be added:--

"(vi) for any other purpose conducive to public welfare.";

(2) in sub-section (2) of section 37 of the said Act, for the words "not less than three" the words "not less than seven" shall be substituted; and

(3) in sub-section (1) of section 38 of the said Act, for the word "two thirds" the word "one-half" shall be substituted.