Substitution of section

For section 82 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:— "82. Recovery of money due to Government.—(1) All money payable to the State Government under this Act or under any rule made under this Act or on account of the price of timber, or other forest produce, or of expenses incurred in execution of this Act in respect of timber and other forest produce, or under any contract relating to timber or other forest produce including any sum recoverable thereunder for the breach thereof, or in consequence of its cancellation, or under the terms of a notice relating to the sale of timber or other forest produce by auction or by invitation of tenders, issued by or under the authority of a Forest Officer and all compensation awarded to the State Government under this Act may, if not paid when due, be recovered under the law for the time being in force, as if it were an arrear of land revenue.

1. (2) For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the provisions of sub-section
2. (1) shall also apply to all cases of recovery which are either pending at the commencement of the Indian Forest (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1968 or are initiated thereafter in respect of contracts entered into prior to such commencement, any judgement, decree or order of any court to the contrary notwithstanding".