Provided that no appeal shall be disposed of unless the appellate has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

Seizure of property Seizure of property.--- Where the Tree Officer has reasons to believe that an offence under this Act has been committed in respect of any tree, he may seize the tools, implements, any boats, vehicles, animals or other conveyances used for the commission of the said offence, alongwith the tree or part thereof which has been served from the ground or the trunk, as the case may be.