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Protected Forests - (1) The Government may, by notification, declare any forest or waste land which is the property of the Government or which is placed under their control for management and which is not included in a reserved forest, to be a protected forest and, on such declaration, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to such protected forest. (2) No such notification shall be made in respect of any land unless the nature and extent of the rights of the Government and of private