Section 7
Section 7
Notwithstanding the provisions of this or any other State law, during the period between the publication of a notice of intention and the terminal date in respect of the proposal notified thereby –
(a)
no new title shall be issued without the specific approval of the Minister over any of the land specified in such notice;
(b)
no new right or privilege shall be acquired or exercised in or over any such land;
(c)
no new building shall be erected or plantation formed on any such land;
(d)
no fresh clearing for cultivation or for any other purpose shall be made on any such land;
(e)
no tree shall be cut on, or forest produce taken from, such land for any purpose whether under the authority of any licence or permit or otherwise:
Provided that the Chief Conservator may, in his absolute discretion, authorise in writing the doing of any act which would otherwise be prohibited by paragraphs (b) to (e) of this subsection.
(2)
Any person who attempts to exercise any right in contravention of paragraph (b) of subsection
(1)
of this section, or who does any act prohibited by paragraphs (c) to (e) of the said subsection, shall, unless duly authorised as therein provided, be guilty of an offence.
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(3)
The Chief Conservator may, whether any person is prosecuted for an offence in connection therewith or not, destroy or remove any building erected or plantation formed in contravention of subsection (1) of this section.
(4)
For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, “terminal date” means -
(a)
the date of publication of a notice under subsection (1) of section 11 of this
Enactment; or
(b)
the date fixed by a reservation notice, whichever event first happens.
Notice by District Officer or Collector.