Nothing contained in this Act shall apply to –
(i) plantations;
(ii) any land interspersed among plantation;
(iii) any land contiguous to any plantation; provided that the extent of such land shall not exceed twenty per centum of the total extent of such plantation;
(iv) lands converted into orchards or topes or arecanut gardens, whether or not such lands are contiguous or scattered;
Provided that such land shall be exempt only so long as they continue to be orchards, topes, or arecanut gardens ;
(v) any land used exclusively for growing fuel trees;
Provided that such land shall be exempt only so long as such land continues to be used for such purposes;
(vi) any land used exclusively for dairy farming, poultry farming or livestock breeding:
Providing that such land shall be exempt only so long as such land continues to be used for such purpose;
(vii) any land used exclusively for grazing and assessed to land revenue at Rs.1.25 and below per acre:
Provided that such land shall be exempt only so long as such land continues to be used for such purpose;
(viii) forests.