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Appltcatwn-This Act shall apply to private forests in the Malabar. district referred to m sub-sectiOn (2) of sectiOn 5 of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 (Central Act 37 of Hl56) having a contiguous area exceeding 100 acres. Explantion -A private forest exceeding 100 acres in extent shall not cease to be such by reason only of the fact that, m a. portion there of, trer~s or shrubs are felled with or without tbe permission of the D1stnct Collector or lands are cultivated, or rocks, roads, ta,nks, riVers or tbe hke exist, nor eha.ll the area of such forest cease to be contiguous by reason only of the existence of all or any of the aforesa1d circum- tltances. •