Section 63
Failure to cut and remove forest produce
Where any forest produce required under the licence to be cut and removed is not cut before the expiry of the licence, or is not removed within thirty days upon the expiry of the licence, or is damaged or destroyed by reason of the operations conducted in or about the licence area, the Director may issue an assessment against the licensee thereof in an amount up to three times the royalty, premium, cess and other charges and any such forest produce which has been cut but not removed shall become the property of the State Authority free from all encumbrances, notwithstanding that royalty, premium, cess or other charges have been paid with respect to such forest produce to the State Authority.
(2)
An assessment under subsection (1) shall be based upon an inspection of the licence area by a forest officer made within three months, or such longer period as the Director may allow, of the expiry of the licence.
(3)
Any person aggrieved by an assessment made under subsection
(1)
may, within thirty days of the service of the assessment upon him, appeal to the State Authority whose decision shall be final.
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