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14 The West Bengal Prate Forests Act, 1948. 4 ! t. Imposi- tion of cess. Release of vested forest to the owner. [ West Bengal Act (Chapter Il.Conservation of Private Forests and Afforest- ation of Waste-lands.Sections 17, 18.) (5) Until otherwise determined by a competent Co:urt, the respective shares of the owners of a vested forest shall be determined by a Forest Settlement-officer in the prescribed "manner, and thereafter, the net profits in respect of such forest, which shall be calculatNl in the prescribed manner, shall be distributed among the various owners thereof in pro- portion to their respective shares as so determined. (6) I each year the Regional Forest-officer shall record in a statement the cost of management with which each vested forest shall be charged and any amount which shall be paid in respect of the net profits calculated under sub-sec- tion (6) ad shall cause a copy of such statement to be served in the prescribed manner on the. owner of such forest.