Provided that no such transfer of immovable property shall be made without the consent of the Village Panchayat concerned.

Transfer to Village Panchayat of unreserved forests Transfer to Village Panchayat of unreserved forests.—

1. (1) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, the Government may transfer to any Village Panchayat the protection and maintenance of any unreserved forest, the regulation of the use of the products thereof and the levy of fees for such use.
2. (2) The Village Panchayat shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Government under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 (Tamil Nadu Act V of 1882) or any other law for the time being in force, in respect of any unreserved forest so transferred to it.