7. Bar of accrual of forest right, prohibition of clearings, etc.
(1)During the interval between the publication of the proclamation under section 6 and the date fixed by the notification under section 19, no right shall be acquired in or over the land included in such proclamation, except under a grant or contract in writing made or entered into by, or on behalf of, the Government, or by, or on behalf of, some person in whom such right or power to create the same was vested when the proclamation was published, or by succession from such person; and no clearings shall be made on such land, nor shall any person cut, collect, or remove any forest produce nor shall set fire to such land or kindle or leave burning any fire in such manner as to endanger the same.(2)No patta shall, without the previous sanction of the Government, be granted in such land, and every patta granted without such sanction shall be null and void.(3)Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit any act· done with the permission in writing of the Forest Settlement Officer.
