63. (1) Sections 35, 36, 37 and 38 of the Forest Act, 1927 in their application to Bangladesh are hereby repealed. (2) Such repeal shall not affect anything done or suffered or any obligation or liability accrued or any penalty incurred or any proceedings commenced before the commencement of this Ordinance. (3) Any private forest or waste land held under the control of a Forest Officer under section 36 of the Forest Act, 1927, immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance, shall, on such commencement, notwithstanding the repeal of the said section, continue to be so held under the control of a Regional Forest Officer under the provisions of this Ordinance, applicable to a vested forest and shall be deemed to be vested forest for the purposes of this Ordinance. (4) All lands which immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance, were being managed as a reserved or a protected forest under the provisions of section 38 of the Forest Act, 1927, shall, on such commencement, notwithstanding the repeal of the said section, continue to be managed under the provisions of section 59 of this Ordinance as a vested forest subject to such terms as may have been mutually agreed upon between the owner or owners of such lands and the Collector and the application made under sub-section (1) of the said section 38 by the owner or owners of any such land shall be deemed to be an application made under the said section 59.