(1) The 1[State Government] shall
by notification, constitute the Tree Authority consisting of the following :––
(i) the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation ;
(ii) the Commissioner ;
(iii) the Divisional Forest Officer having jurisdiction over the city ;
(iv) the District Horticulture Officer having jurisdiction over the city ; and
(v) one Councillor to be nominated by the Mayor.
(2) The Mayor shall be the Chairman of the Tree Authority.
(i) the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation ;
(ii) the Commissioner ;
(iii) the Divisional Forest Officer having jurisdiction over the city ;
(iv) the District Horticulture Officer having jurisdiction over the city ; and
(v) one Councillor to be nominated by the Mayor.
(2) The Mayor shall be the Chairman of the Tree Authority.
1. Now Government of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.