Section 9 in Andhra Pradesh Forest Contract (Disposal of Forest Produce) Rules, 1977
9. General Powers of Sale Conducting Officer.
- The sale conducting officer may, without assigning any reasons.(a)prohibit any one from bidding at any stage of the auction;(b)reject the highest or any bid;(c)accept highest or any bid;(d)with draw any of the units from sale;(e)sell the units separately or join together more than one unit or sell them after so rearranging as he may consider necessary;(f)announce any new condition or conditions at the commencement of auction;(g)fix a minimum amount at which the bids may start;(h)fix the method of bidding in open auction namely whether the bids be per hector or lumsum for the units; (i.e., where the forest produce is sold as is available within a measured area); and(i)fix a minimum amount of each advance over the previous bid or alter the amount so fixed from time to time during the course of bidding in the open auction.
