79. Regulation of supply of firewood and timber for domestic or other purposes.
(1)In any village or land in which the rights of the State Government to the trees have been reserved under section 75 subject to certain privileges of the villagers or of certain classes of persons to cut fire-wood or timber for domestic or other purposes and in any land which has been set apart under section 71 for forest reserve subject to such privileges, and in all other cases in which such privileges exist in respect of any alienated land, the exercise of the said privileges shall be regulated by such rules as may be prescribed, or by orders to be made either generally or in any particular instance by the Deputy Commissioner or by such other officer as the State Government may direct. In any case of dispute as to the mode or time of exercising such privileges, the decision of the Deputy Commissioner or of such officer shall be final.(2)Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) but subject to such general or special orders that may be issued by the State Government from time to time, the privileges that are being enjoyed either by custom or under any order such as privileges in respect of Kumki lands, Bane lands and Kane lands in South Kanara District, Betta lands and Hadi lands in North Kanara District, Kan and Soppina Betta lands in Mysore Area, Jamma and Bane in Coorg District and [Motasthal wet lands] [Substituted by Act 9 of 1965 w.e.f. 1.4.1964.] in [Gulbarga Area] [Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order, 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973.] shall continue.Land Revenue.
