(1) Where any private forest vests in the State Government under the provisions of this Act, any person who is in possession of such forest at the time of such vesting shall immediately hand over possession thereof to the Collector or to any other officer authorised by the State Government or by the Collector in this behalf.
(2) Any person not handing over possession as required by sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be in unauthorised occupation of such forest and shall be liable to be summarily evicted.
5. Where any question arises as to whether any forest is a private forest or not, or whether any private forest or portion thereof has vested in the State Government or not, the Collector shall decide the question, and the decision of the Collector shall, subject to the decision of the Tribunal in appeal which may be preferred to the Tribunal within sixty days from the date of the decision of the Collector, or the order of the State Government under section 17 be final.
6. Every owner of private forest which vests in the State Government under the provisions of this Act shall be paid by the State Government, an amount which shall be the aggregate of the following, that is to say :-
(a) in respect of forest land, an amount calculated in accordance with the principles specified in Part A of the Schedule ;
(b) in respect of trees, an amount calculated in accordance with the principles specified in Parts B and C of the Schedule;
(c) in respect of dwelling houses, an amount calculated in accordance with the provisions of sections 23 and 24 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894.
7. Any owner of private forest entitled to payment of an amount under section 6 shall, within the prescribed period, make an application in the prescribed form, to the Collector for determining the amount payable to him under section 6.