Section 15, The Forestry Regulations, 1989

( l) Uponapplicalionintheformsetoutin the Third Schedule,a licensing officer may issue a licence authorising.the holder to clear land in a classified forest for the purpose of rood construction, prospecting, miffing or to pla.nt trees or agri'C'Wtural crops theron. (2) A clearance licence shall be in tl1e fonn set out in the Tenth Schedule. (3) A clearance licence shall 00 subject to \he fo\\owlng conditionr; in .ulditiort to t1uch other conditions as the licen1:1ing offlCE!r may enter therein: (a) a clearance lioonce issued under these regulations only permits the licenc~ to remove vegetative matter or trees wlUlin tile licencmt are.t thal required removal in respect of the Jl\lfPOSC8 fo:- which the clearance licente had been applied for: (b) the area specified in the licence: shall be cleared within the time stated in \oo licence, ~cep\ that such trees as are required to be left standing shall not be removed or in any way damaged; (r) except fnr areas where clear felling is authorised, all trees- to b. lelltd ,hall b. mrul<td by a fore,tcy ort1cer before felling; (d) the forest severance fee and the minnor forest produi,.cc foe co.lculat(:d iP accordance wilh regulation 10 shall be paid in respect of all merchantable forest prod~c whkh may be removed from the area compatibly with the a_uthorised clearing operations. (e) except for clearancelicence iBBued with respect to road construction. the llZ':a shall be replanted Q.t \be completion or the !)ecleared opcrattons with approved crops and itee!I by the licencee or this provision can be 1u111t1ed by payment or the estimated refo):estation cos'ts. (/) mett\ods or cultivation and 11ilviculture specified in the licenp or. required from time to time by the Chief Conservator shall be employed. (4) A clearance licence issued by the Chief COOlt!tVator shall ahm be required for any forestciearingoutsideacta,1.dfiedforest. 10, (l) Uponreques1,allcem1lngofficcrmuyis,,~ulicco..e Onwn5 to graze animals in a national forest, subject to the paymctH of the fees UCMCe set out in the Seventh Schedule in respect of the number and kind of animals pennltled by the licence to be grazed. \5 Ml"" "'''" """"'licence. I\!nnl\ required. ""'""""transport permit. (2) A sratldB lieenee ~hall be in the form set out in the Eleventh Schedule. (3) A gmzjng licence shall be valid for such period not exceeding one year as may be stated then:in. (4) A grazing licence shaU 00 subject to the following conditions, trust the licensing officer may enter therein: (a) only the number and kind of animals 111tated in the licence shall lit: pcrnlilud IU C:lllcl ll Ullliumal rvtei,;L; (b) no animal shall be pem1it1ed to enter any area of national fCll'Ut ot to' JIIUlll through anationul forest by any route, other. than thepreas and routes sqi.ted in the licence.