Section 43
Section 43
―(1) The holder of the licence shall return the licence to the
Director within thirty days upon its expiration.
(2)
Any person who fails or refuses to comply with the requirement under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, upon conviction, be punished with a fine of not less than ten thousand ringgit and not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit.
Deposit 44.―(1) Before the issue of any licence under this Ordinance, the applicant shall deposit as security with the Director or forest officer authorized by him, such amount and in such form and within such period as may be determined by him for the performance of the terms and conditions of the licence or the provisions of this Ordinance or any rules made thereunder.
(2)
Where default is made by the holder of a licence in the payment at the prescribed time of any sum accrued due under the terms and conditions of such licence or the provisions of this
Ordinance or any rules made thereunder, the sum so accrued due may be withdrawn from the sum deposited and shall then be credited to forest revenue:
Provided that the Director may at any time direct the holder of a licence to furnish an equivalent amount that has been withdrawn pursuant to this subsection.
(3)
Where withdrawal has been made pursuant to subsection
(2)
, any balance from the deposit shall be refunded to the holder of a licence upon the expiry of the licence.
(4)
Where no default is made in any such payment, the sum deposited shall be refunded on the determination of the licence.
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