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Inserted vide Odisha Ext. Gazette No. 2037/Legis., Dt. 14.12.1990. 27 lands, shall not fell or sell any such sandal trees. (2) The Divisional Forest Officer concerned may cause any such sandal tree or trees occurring in such lands to be cut or uprooted and sold and in the event of such sale, proceeds thereof shall be paid to the person referred to in Sub-Section (1) after deducting the expenses incurred for felling and selling the three and such payment shall be deemed to have been made towards the full satisfaction of compensation for that tree. 55-C. Regulation, sale and manufacture of sandal-wood and sandal- wood oil :– (1) No person shall possess, store or sell or attempt to store or sell sandal wood or disintegrate or attempt to disintegrate sandal wood in mills or by other contrivance, manufacture or distil or attempt to manufacture or distil oil from sandal woods except under a licence obtained from a Forest Officer empowered in this behalf on payment of such fees and subject to such restrictions and conditions, as may be prescribed; Provided that no such licence shall be necessary for possession of sandal wood up to two kilogram for bona fide domestic use. 1[(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of Sub-Section (1) shall, on conviction, be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but may extend to seven years and with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.] 55-D. Responsibility of occupants and holders of land for preservation of sandal-trees :– (1) Every occupant or holder of land shall be responsible for the due preservation of all sandal trees growing thereon which are the exclusive property of the State Government, and shall, in the event of any damage to any such tree from whatever cause or its theft, report such fact to the nearest Forest Officer or Police Officer as soon as possible. (2) Any occupant or holder who fails to report any such case of damage or theft as aforesaid to such officer and unless adjudged by a Forest Officer not lower in rank than the Divisional Forest Officer that such damage or theft was not caused either by his own act or by any neglect or default on his part or by any other person at his instigation or with his connivance shall, notwithstanding any other penalty to which he may be liable, to pay the State Government such compensation on account of such damage or theft, as the Divisional Forest Officer, may deem reasonable. Explanation :— The word damage used in this section includes the lopping of branches of the tree. 55-E. Penalty for offence in regard to sandal-wood :– In any case of a forest offence having reference to the cutting uprooting or removal or damage to a sandal tree or any part of a sandal tree belonging to Government, the offender shall on conviction be punishable with imprisonment for a term 1[which shall not be less than three years but may