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Permission for the cutting of tree under the selection method below the girth specified in the rule 8 (1) (a) and (b) for the as masts of country crafts shall be granted and only in respect of Poon (Calophyllum elatum) and Puli (Pallikulium ellpticum). 10.A. In cases., where permission has been granted only for exploitation of bamboos and not for clear felling, the permission for the working of bamboos shall be subject to the following conditions namely:- (i) A minimum of six mature culms should be left in each clump; a clump shall be considered mature, if it is at least one year old. (ii) No culm which is less than a year old shall be felled. (iii) No culm shall be removed with rhizome. (iii) Felling shall be made at the side of the clump opposite to that from which the largest number of new culms spring up. (vi) All cutting of bamboos shall be below one metre but not below the first node from ground level. (vii) Portions of the clum that had been extracted shall not be left hanging on or within the clump Provided that the conditions specified above shall not apply where permission is granted for clear felling