Section 14B
of Forest Rules 1969 Reprinted 1995
Section 14B
Without prejudice to the provisions of rule 13 (2), it shall be lawful for the Chief
Conservator to charge and collect late fees in relation to any royalty bills which are payable and fall due in such manner and at such rate as provided under this rule:
Provided that in respect of any royalty bills which are subject to dispensation period, such royalty bills shall not be deemed, for the purposes of this rule, to be payable and fall due during the dispensation period.
(2)
Any royalty bills remaining unpaid on each quarter day in the year shall be subject to a late fee of ten per centum of the amount so unpaid.
(3)
For the purpose of this rule –
(a)
“dispensation period” means, in relation to any unregistered agreement, a period of sixty days commencing from the date of service of a notice that the document of agreement to be registered is ready for
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“quarter day” means, the 31st day of March, 30th day of June, 30th day of September and 31st day of December, of any year; and
(b)
in the absence of any express provisions to the contrary, royalty bills payable under rule 13 (2) shall become due in accordance with the said rule, and any other royalty bills under this rule shall become payable and fall due on the day of the execution of any agreement relating thereto.