22. Amendment of section 28 of the principal enactment

Section 28 of the principal enactment is hereby amended by the repeal of subsection (2) thereof and the substitution therefor of the following:—

“(2) Any person who obstructs or in any way interferes with any forest officer or police officer, in the exercise of his powers under this section, or who causes the obstruction of, or interferes with the exercise of the powers under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not less than rupees twenty thousand and not exceeding rupees two hundred thousand or to both such imprisonment and fine.”.