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Power to issue notification reserving trees, etc. :– The State Government may by notification : (a) declare any trees or class of tree in a protected forest to be reserved from a date to be specified in the notification; (b) prohibit, from a date to be specified as aforesaid the quarrying of stone, or the burning of lime or charcoal, or the collection or subjection to any manufacturing process or removal of any forest produce in any such forest, and the braking up or clearing for cultivation, for building, for rearing cattle or for any other purposes, of any land in any such forest ; (c) declare that any portion of such forest as may be specified in the notification shall be closed to grazing and removal of any forest produce for such time as the State Government thinks fit for the plantation and natural growth of the forest. 16 Provided that in making a declaration under Clause (c) the State Government shall have due regard to the grazing facility of cattle.