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(I) Sections 35, 36, 37 and 38. of the Indian Forest Repeal· Act, 1927, in their application to West Bengal are hereby and repealed. savings. (2) Such repeal shall not affect anything done or suffered or any obligation or liability accrued or any penalty incurred or any proceedings commenced before the commencement of ' this Act. (3) Any private forest or waste-land held under the control of a Forest-officer under section 36 of the Indian Forest Act, 192'7', inunecliately before the commencement of this Act shall, on such commencement, notwithstanding the repeal of the said section, continue to be so helcl under the control of a Regional Forest-officer under the provisions of this Act applicable to a ·rnsted forest and shall be deemed to be a vested forest for the purposes of this Act. (4) All lands mhich immediately before the cc-mmence- ment of this Act were being managed as a reserved or a pro- tected forest under the pro,isions of section 38 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, shall, on such commencement, notwith- standing the repeal of the said section, continue to be managed under the ,provisions of section 59 of this Act as a - vested forest subject to such terms as may have been mutually agreed upon between the owner or owners of such lands and the Collector, and the application made under sub-section (1) of the said section 38 by the owner or owners of any such land shall be deemed to be an application made under the said section 59.