Section 36(1)(a) in Sikkim Forests, Water Courses and Road Reserve (Preservation and Protection) Act, 1988
(a)regulate or prohibit in any forest(i)the breaking up or clearing of any land;(ii)the pasturing of cattle;(iii)the firing or clearing of vegetation;(iv)the girdling, tapping or burning of any trees or stripping off bark or leaves of any trees;(v)the lopping or pollarding of any trees;(vi)cutting, sawing, conversion and removal of trees and timber;(vii)the quarrying of stones or the burning of lime or charcoal or the collection or removal of any forest produce or its subjection to any manufacturing processes;