(1) All timber found adrift, beached stranded or sunk; all woodor timber bearing marks which have not been registered in accordance with therules made under section 50 or which have been supermarked or on which themarks have been obliterated, altered or defaced by fire or otherwise; and insuch areas as the State Governmentdirects, all unmarked wood and timber; shall be deemed to be the property ofthe State Government unless and until any person establishes his right andtitle thereto, as provided in this Chapter.
(2)The timber referred to in sub-section (1) may be collected by any ForestOfficer or other person entitled to collect the same by virtue of any rule madeunder section 59 and may be brought to any depot which the Forest Officer maynotify as a depot for the reception of drift timber.
(3)The State Government may, by notification, exempt any class of timber from theprovisions of this section.