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of section 20 and section 23 of this Enactment upon such conditions and subject to the payment of such fees or royalties (if any) as may be prescribed or as may be specified in such licence:

Provided that where a licence relates to the doing of any act in Forest Reserve or on State land, it shall not be issued without the written approval of the Cabinet.

A licence unless sooner revoked or cancelled shall be valid for such period as may be specified therein and may be renewed twice for a period not exceeding one year each by the Chief Conservator or any person authorised by him in that behalf by an endorsement on the licence with a note of such renewal and the date of its intended expiry.

A licence relating to the doing of any act in a Forest Reserve shall not be expressed as being valid for a period exceeding five years, and if by mistake or otherwise such licence is expressed to be valid for a longer period or contains no period of validity it shall cease to be valid at the expiration of five years from the date of issue thereof.

No licence shall be issued for the doing of any act on State land before the issue of a Temporary

Occupation Licence by the Collector under the provisions of the Land Ordinance [Cap. 68].

No licence shall be issued for the doing of any act on alienated land, land reserved for a public purpose or land which has been vested to any State authority except on application by, or with the written permission of, the owner, trustee or lessee of such land.

A licence shall be personal to the holder thereof and shall not be transferable in any manner whatsoever, and shall cease to be valid on the death of such holder or if such holder is declared to be insolvent under the provisions of any written law.

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For the purposes of subsection (4), State land shall have the same meaning assigned to it in the Land Ordinance.

Revocation or cancellation of licence.