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(i) The sub-clause shall not be attracted when any forest land or any portion thereof is assigned to any authority, corporation, agency or any other organisation wholly owned, managed or controlled by the concerned State/ Union Territory Government and/or the Central Government. Such Government owned, managed or controlled authority/corporation/agency, which has been assigned such forest land shall not reassign it or any part thereof to any other organisation or individual. (ii) Any scheme or project which involves assignment of any forest land by way of lease or similar arrangement, for any purpose whatsoever, including afforestation, to any private person or to any authority/agency/ organisation not wholly owned, managed or controlled by the Government (such as private or joint sector ventures) shall attract the provisions of this sub-clause.