Acts & Rules

State Forest Acts

• The MFR Amendment Act, 2021 (475 kb)
• The Meghalaya Forest Regulation (Amendment) Act, 2012 (48 kb)
• The Meghalaya Forest Regulation (Amendment) Act,1998 (332 kb)
• The Meghalaya Forest Authority Act, 1991 (712 kb)
• The Meghalaya Protection of Catchment Areas Act, 1990 (159 kb)
• The Meghalaya Forest (Removal of Timber) (Regulation) Act, 1981 (14.63 Mb)
• The Meghalaya Tree (Preservation) Act, 1976 (1.59 Mb)
• The Meghalaya Forest Regulation (Application and Amendment) Act, 1973 (981 kb)
• The Meghalaya Forest Regulation, 1973 (249 kb)
• The Meghalaya Wild Animals and Birds Protection (Amendment) Act, 1972 (368 kb)
• The Meghalaya Wild Animals and Birds Protection Act, 1971 (56 kb)
• Assam Reorganization (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 - Section 66 (204 kb)

State Forest Rules

• The Meghalaya Biological Diversity (Amendment) Rules, 2015 (639 kb)
• Meghalaya Biological Diversity Rules, 2010 (409 kb)
• The Meghalaya Charcoal (Control of production, Storage, Trade and Transit) Rules, 2008 (52.24 Mb)
• Meghalaya Tree Felling (Non forest Areas) Rules 2006 (13.45 Mb)
• Meghalaya Forest Based Industries (Establishment & Regulation) Rules, 1998 (251 kb)
• Meghalaya Forest (Removal of Timber) (Regulation) Rules 1982 (143 kb)
• Meghalaya Forest (Ejectment of Unauthorized Person from Reserved Forests) Rules, 1979 (1.33 Mb)
• The Wildlife (Protection) (Meghalaya) Rules,1977 (8.89 Mb)
• The Meghalaya Tree (Preservation) Rules, 1976 (30 kb)
• The Assam Settlement of Forest Coupes and Mahals by Tender System Rules, 1967 (5.74 Mb)
• Rules for the Grants-in Aid to District Councils for implementation of Forest Schemes (2.59 Mb)
• Rules having the force of Law and Executive Orders relating to Forests (22.14 Mb)
• Rules and Orders in force in certain Districts (31.36 Mb)
• General Rules framed under the Assam Forest Regulation having the force of Law (31.65 Mb)

Central Forest Acts

• The Indian Forest (Amendment) Act, 2017 (1.45 Mb)
• Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016 (959 kb)
• Wildlife Protection amendment Act, 2006 (4.84 Mb)
• Forest Right Act, 2006 (1.57Mb)
• The Wildlife Protection Amendment Act, 2002 (68 kb)
• The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 (344 kb)
• Handbook of Forest Conservation Act, 1980 etc (446 kb)
• The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (361 kb)
• The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (77 kb)

Central Forest Rules

• Compensatory Afforestation Fund Rules, 2018 (2.49 Mb)
• The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 (256 kb)
• Wood Based Industries (Establishment and Regulation) Guidelines, 2016 (433 kb)
• Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy-2015 (11.76 Mb)
• The Forest (Conservation) Second Amendment Rules, 2014 (2.91 Mb)
• Recognition of Zoo Rules, 2009 with amendments Rules, 2013 (356 kb)
• Biological Diversity Rules, 2004 (82 kb)

Legislations on Minor Minerals

• The Meghalaya Minor Minerals Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2018 (572 kb)
• The Meghalaya Minor Minerals Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2017 (475 kb)
• The Meghalaya District Mineral Foundation Rules, 2017 (11.49 Mb)
• The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 (850 kb)
• Meghalaya Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 2016 (514 kb)
• Mines and Minerals (Contribution to District Mineral Foundation) Rules, 2015 449 kb)
• The Meghalaya Minerals Cess Act, 1988 (1.8 Mb)
• Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (455 kb)
• Contribution to District Mineral Foundation (DMF) (1.52 Mb)