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(1) The Kerala Restriction on Cutting and Destruction of Valuable Trees Act, 1974 (7 of 1974), and the Kerala Preservation of Trees Ordinance, 1986 (65 of 1986) are hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Kerala Preservation of Trees Ordinance, 1986 (65 of 1986) anything done or deemed to have been done or any action taken or deemed to have been taken under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under this Act: Provided that no person convicted of an offence with respect to anything so deemed to have been done under this Act, shall be subjected to a penalty greater than that which might have been inflicted under the law applicable to such offence, in force at the time of the commission of such offence: Provided further that nothing contained in this section shall render any person liable to be convicted of an offence in respect of anything done or omitted to be done by him after the 1st day of August, 1983 and before the 30th day of August, 1983 and after the 6th day of January, 1984 and before the 15th day of February, 1984. NOTIFICATIONS I Preservation of Trees and Regulation of Cultivation in Hill Areas Ordinance – Notn. commencement (Published in Kerala Gazette Ext. No. 635 dated 18/06/1983) S.R.O. No. 772/83.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 1 of the Kerala Preservation of Trees and Regulation of Cultivation in Hill Areas Ordinance, 1983 (21 of 1983), the Government of Kerala hereby appoint the 18th day in June, 1983 as the date on which all the provisions of the said Ordinance shall come into force. II Preservation of Trees and Regulation of Cultivation in Hill Areas Ordinance, 1983 Notn. under S.3 (1) appointing Authorised Officers (Published in Kerala Gazette Ext. No. 820 dated 30/07/1983) No.48225 FS AI/83/AD Dated, Trivandrum, 29th July, 1983. S.R.O. No. 972/83.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Kerala preservation of Trees and Regulation of Cultivation in Hill Areas Ordinance, 1983 (21 of 1983), the Government of Kerala hereby appoint the Range Officers in charge of the Territorial Forest Ranges, Range Officers in charge of Special Ranges for vested forests in the Malabar district referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the State Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956), and Assistant Wild Life Preservation Officers in the Periyar and Neyyar Sanctuaries, to be authorised officers for the purposes of the said Ordinance within their respective jurisdictions. III Kerala Preservation of Trees and Regulation of Cultivation in Hill Areas Ordinance, 1983 – Notn. under S.3 (2) appointing appellate authorities (Published in Kerala Gazette Ext. No. 820 dated 30/07/1983) S.R.O. No. 973/83.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Kerala Preservation of Trees and Regulation of Cultivation in Hill Areas Ordinance, 1983 (21 of 1983), the Government of Kerala hereby appoint the Divisional Forest Officers in charge of Territorial Divisions, Divisional Forest Officers in charge of Special Divisions for vested forests in the Malabar district referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the State Re-organisation Act, 1956, (Central Act 37 of 1956), the Wild Life Preservation Officer Thekkady and the Wild Life Warden, Neyyar to be appellate authorities for the purposes of the said Ordinance, within their respective jurisdictions. IV Notn. under S.3(1) of Preservation of Trees and Regulation of Cultivation in Hill Areas Ordinance, 1983 appointing Authorised Officers (Published in Kerala Gazette Extra No.956 dated 05/09/1983) S.R.O. No.1108/83.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Kerala Preservation of Trees and Regulation of Cultivation in Hill Areas Ordinance, 1983 (29 of 1983), the Government of Kerala hereby appoint the Range Officers in charge of the Territorial Forest Ranges, Range Officers in charge of Special Ranges for vested forests in the Malabar district referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the States Re-organisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of 1956), and Assistant Wild Life Preservation Officers in the Periyar and Neyyar Sanctuaries, to be authorised officers for the purposes of the said Ordinance within their respective jurisdictions. Authorised Officers Category of Land Species of Trees Conservators of Forests of Territorial Circles Forest land or any other Government land under lease outside Sanctuaries and National Parks All Species Conservators of Forests of Wildlife Circles Forest land or any other Government land under lease within Sanctuaries and National Parks All Species Divisional Forest Officers of Territorial Divisions Private lands outside Sanctuaries and National Parks Rosewood, Teak, Sandal, Ebony and Chenkurinjy Wildlife Wardens and Wildlife Preservation Officer Private lands in the enclosures within Sanctuaries and National Parks Rosewood, Teak, Sandal, Ebony and Chenkurinjy Range Officers of Territorial Ranges Private land outside Sanctuaries and National Parks Species other than Rosewood, Teak, Sandal, Ebony and Chenkurinjy Assistant Wildlife Wardens and Assistant Wildlife Preservation Officer Private lands in the enclosures within Sanctuaries and National Parks Species other than Rosewood, Teak, Sandal, Ebony and Chenkurinjy IX S.R.O. No. 236/98.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Kerala Preservation of Trees Act, 1986 (35 of 1986); and in supersession of notification No. 48225/ES-A1/83/AD dated the 29th July, 1983, published as SRO. No. 973/83 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 820 dated 30-7-1983 and in supersession of Notification No. 65874/FS-A1/83/AD dated the 5th September, 1983 published as SRO. No. 1109/83 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 956 dated 5-9-1983, the Government of Kerala hereby appoint the following officers to be the Appellate Authorities for the purposes of the said Act in respect of the category of lands and species of trees noted against each within their respective jurisdictions. Appellate Authorities Category of Land Species of Trees (1) (2) (3) Chief Conservator of Forests (Protection) Forest Land or any other Government land under lease outside Sanctuaries and National Parks All Species Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Forest Land or any other Government land under lease within Sanctuaries and National Parks All Species Conservator of Forests of Territorial Circles Private lands outside Sanctuaries and National Parks Rose wood, Teak, Sandal, Ebony and Chenkurinjy. Conservator of Forests of Wildlife Circles Private lands in the enclosures within Sanctuaries and National Parks Rose wood, Teak, Sandal, Ebony and Chenkurinjy. Divisional Forest Officers of Territorial Divisions Private lands outside Sanctuaries and National Parks Species other than Rose wood, Teak, Sandal, Ebony and Chenkurinjy. Wildlife Wardens and Wildlife Preservation Officer Private lands in the enclosures within Sanctuaries and National Parks Species other than Rose wood, Teak, Sandal, Ebony and Chenkurinjy.