Section 5(2)(b) in Tamil Nadu Sandalwood Trees Patta Land Rules, 2008
(b)The District Forest Officer shall before granting permission for extraction obtain necessary permission from the concerned District Committee, if the area in which the sandalwood trees are grown is notified either under the Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests Act,1949 (Tamil Nadu Act of 1949) or the Tamil Nadu Hill Areas (Preservation of Trees) Act, 1955 (Tamil Nadu Act of 1955).