Non application of sub section 6B/6C: specified non citizens and public bodies excluded from those provisions. The notification declares that the provisions of sub section (6B) or sub section (6C) of section 25 shall not apply to persons who are not citizens of India; Departments or establishments of the Central or State Government; local authorities; statutory bodies; Public Sector Undertakings; and persons applying for registration under sub section (9) of section 25, issued under the powers of sub section (6D) and effective from the 23rd day of February, 2021.