The Government may, in the public interest, by notification in the Gazette, exempt the sale of any forest produce—
(a) to any company owned by the Central Government or the Government of Kerala;
(b) not exceeding ten cubic meters, to any co-operative society registered or deemed to be registered under the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (21 of 1969), from the provisions of section 5, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified in the notification.
3[6A Section 5 and 5A not to apply to sale of forest produce to certain industrial establishments.—Nothing contained in section 5 or section 5A shall apply to the sale of forest produce as raw material by the Government to any industrial establishment in pursuance of a contract executed by it with the Government where— 2 Inserted By Act 19 of 1983 (w.e.f 13-6-1983).
3 Inserted By Act 9 of 1989 (w.e.f 24-10-1988).
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(a) the total quantity of the forest produce to be sold to that industrial establishment per year under such contract exceeds fifty thousand tonnes;
(b) such forest produce is used as raw material that industrial establishment; and
(c) the number of persons employed in or under such industrial establishment is not less than one thousand workers:
Provided that the above provision shall not apply to the sale of the forest produce as raw materials to any industrial establishment the price of which raw materials has been fixed at a rate less than Rs.250 per tonne, including sales tax and additional sales tax.].