(1) The right to all trees, jungles or other natural products growing on land set apart for forest reserves and to all trees, brush wood, jungle or other natural product, wherever growing, except in so far as the same may be the property of any person, shall vest in the 14[***] Government, and such trees, brush wood, jungle or other natural product shall be preserved or disposed of in such manner as may be deemed fit by Government.
(2) All road-side trees which have been planted and reared by or under the orders or at the expense of the Government and all trees which have been planted and reared by the side of any road belonging to the 15[***] Government (but not on any land belonging to any person) shall vest in the 16[***] Government.
(3) The Government may, by order, prohibit cutting, gathering, removing the timber of teak, black-wood, sandalwood trees and such other trees as may be mentioned therein, which exist in the property of any person, and thereupon such trees shall not be cut down, gathered or removed, without the permission of the competent authority.
(4) Any act interfering with trees, their timber, foliage etc. mentioned in the preceding sub-sections, shall be deemed to be an offence under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.