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(I) No person shall make use of any forest produce of any land at the disposal of the Government and not included in a reserved forest or village forest, except in accordance with rules to be made by the [State]r Government in this behalf, or as provided by the last section of this Chapter (2) such rules may, with respect to such land,- (a) regulate or prohibit the cutting of Jhums or the issue of grants or leases on behalf of the Government; (b) regulate or prohibit the kindling of fires, and prescribe the precautions to be taken to prevent the spreading of fires ; I. Substituted for 'Provincial' by ALO, 1950.