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Notwithstanding anything contained 1n sections 3 and 4 or in sub-section (2) of section 6, if the Provincial Government is satisfied that the conservation of any private forest in a notified area should not be left to the owner there- of, the Provincial Government may, by a notification specifying the reasons for so doing, direct that the control of such forest shall be vested in such Regional Forest-officer for such period as may be specified in the notification : Provided that no such notification shall be issued until,- (a) the Regional Forest-officer has, by notice in writing, called upon the owner of such forest to show cause before the Appellate Committee within such period as may be specified in such notice why the control of such forest should not be so vested, and () the Appellate Committee after considering the cause, if any, shown by the owner and any evidence which the owner may produce in support of the same has recommended that such notification should be issued. 8, (1) Subject to rules made under this ,A.ct, loans may be granted on the recommendation of the Appellate Gom- mittee by such officer as may be empowered in this behalf by the Provincial Government to any owner of a controlled forest or of a vested forest who, in the opinion of the Appellate Committee, is likely to suffer unduly owing to any rary reduction of his income resulting from any action n under section 4 or sub-section (2) of section 6 or section r to any owner of a controlled forest to enable such owner pay any compensation payable by him under sub-section ) of section 10 or sub-section (2) of section 25. (2) An application for such a.loan shall be made in e prescribed manner to the Appellate Committee and shall ate the following particulars, namely :- (a) the amount of the loan required, (b) the reasons for which it is necessary, and (c) the period for which it is required. (3) After considering in the prescribed manner the appli- ion made under sub-section (2) and any evidence that may produced in support thereof, the Appellate Committee all state in writing its opinion as to whether or not a loan ould be given, and, if it recommends the grant of a loan, all forward the application to the officer empowered under uh-section (1) with its opinion, stating the reasons for such recommendation and specifying the following particulars, namely : (a) the amount of the loan that should be granted and the rate of the interest that should be charged, (b) the instalments in which the loan should be ad- vanced, and (c) the period after which and the instalments in which the loan should be repaid. Forest loans. Vesting of forest in a Regional Forest- officer. . 8 The West Bengal Private Forests Act, 1948. [ West Bengal Act (Chapter 1I.-Conservation of Private Forests and Afforest- ation of Waste-lands.-Sections 9, 10.) (4) Subject to rules made under this A.ct, all loans granted under sub-section (Z), all interests, if any, chargeable thereon and costs, if any, incurred in granting such loans shall, when they become clue, be recoverable by the Collector as if they were arrears of land revenue clue in respect of the con- trolled forest or the vested forest of which the borrower was the owner at the time· the loan was granted: Provided that no proceeding in respect of any such forest under this sub-section shall affect any interest in that forest which existed before the date of the order granting the loan other than the interest of the borrower and of mortgagees of, or pel'Sons having charges on, the interest of the borrower.