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The Provincial Government may, if it so considers expedient, by a notification, exempt any estate, and subject to the provisions of section 14' of the Bengal Land-revenue Sales Act, 1859, every share or part of an estate for which a separate account has been opened, under section 10, or section ll of the said Act, or under section 70 of the Ia.nd Registration Act, 1876, of which a vest.eel forest forms part, from sale for arrears of Government revenue accruing during the period the control of such forest rem ains vested in a Regional Forest-officer under sub-section (2) of section 6 or under section 7 or under section 11 or during such part ef such period as may be specified in such notification : Provided that where any such estate, share or part is so exempted, all such arrears of revenue shall be the first charge upon the sale-proceeds of such estate, share or part which may be sold otherwise than for such arrears of revenue. - 16. (1) The cost of any extra staff required for the management of a vested forest in each gar shall be deter- mined in the prescribed manner by the· Regional Forest- officer and shall be recovered by him in that year, or in subsequent years, from the sale of the forest produce of such forest. Ben. Act VII of