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A Pattadar shall not fell fruit bearing trees or timber, Irsali, and Ghairi which have been declared to be belonging to the 69[Government]. If a person without the permission of an authority, cuts any tree or its roots or appropriates it to his own use or carries it away, the price thereof together with a penalty which may extend to double the price of the tree, shall be recovered from him as a revenue demand. 70[46-A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in 71[sections 34, 38 and 39] the Government may by notification in the 72[Official Gazette] prohibit or regulate the felling of sendhi, toddy and Gulmohwa trees 71[and fruit bearing trees of any specified kind] in such area and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified in the notification. (2) No notification shall be made under sub-section (1) until after the issue of a general notice to the owners of such trees in the local area concerned calling upon them to show cause within a reasonable period to be specified in such notice why such notification should not be made and until their objections, if any, and any evidence that they may produce in support of the same have been heard by an