| Existing regulation | Amendments | Fallouts |
| Sandal tree exclusive property of the government. | News trees grown in private land will not be state property. | Standing trees in private lands remain state property |
| Failure on the part of landholder in informing about damage to sndal trees will attract penalty. | The provision is done away with. | The government can still take action through other provisions of the Act. |
| Cutting/uprooting/removal or damage to a government sandal tree will atract imprisonment of seven years and fine up to Rs 25,000. | Imprisonment of up to 10 years and fine up to Rs 100,000. | The provision is applicable to private landowners |
| Landowner responsible for preservation of sandal trees. Any case of injury or theft must be reported to the forest or police officer. | Landowner cannot sell/fell trees without government sanction. Government can sell/auction trees in private lands without consent of landowners. | Extraction and trade rights remain with the government. It admits, it can't give up absolute rights. |
| No person shall posses/store/sell sandalwood except under a license | No change | It helps the government retain monopoly over the trade. |
