Amendment of section 7

Section 7 of the principal Act shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section and after sub-section (1) as so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—

"(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 3A or any of the terms and conditions subject to which a permission has been granted under that section shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees, or with both." (1) The Kerala Preservation of Private Forests (Amendment) Ordinance, 1973 (3 of 1973), is hereby repealed.

(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act.