Rights of trees in holding

(1) Subject to the provisions of this section all trees standing in the holding of an occupancy tenant shall belong to him. (2) The transfer by an occupancy tenant of any trees standing in any land comprised in his holding except the produce of such trees shall be void unless his interest in the land itself is transferred. (3) Trees standing in any land comprised in the holding of an occupancy tenant shall not be attached or sold in execution of a decree or order of a civil court or under an order of a revenue officer or under an order made in pursuance of the provisions of any law for the time being in force unless his interest in the land itself is attached or sold. (4) All commercial trees standing in the holding of an occupancy tenant shall belong to the Government and it shall be the duty of the Government to remove or cause t be removed such trees form the holding within a period of five years from the commencement of this Regulation or the acquisition of the occupancy right by the tenant, whichever is later: Provided that where the Chief Commissioner is of opinion that it is not practicable to remove such trees within the said period of five year, he may, by notification, extend the said period of five years generally or in relation to any specified holding or class or holding by such further period or period as he thinks fit; so however that the total period so extended shall not, in any case exceed one year. (5) If any such trees are not removed within the aforesaid period or the period so extended, such trees shall, on the expiry of that period, belong to the occupancy tenant.