Section 6
Restrictions on clearing and cultivation of hill land
No person shall clear any hill land or interfere with, destroy or remove any trees, plants, undergrowth, weeds, grass or vegetation on or from any hill land:
Provided that it shall be lawful for the Land Administrator, on the application of the owner or occupier of any hill land, to authorize by permit in writing under his hand, subject to such terms and conditions and to such extent and in such manner as may be specified in such permit—
(a)
the clearing of such hill land for the purpose of cultivation;
(b)
the clearing or weeding of such hill land under lawful cultivation.
(2)
Any person who fails to comply with any terms or conditions prescribed in a permit issued under subsection (1) shall be deemed to have contravened this Act.
(3)
Whenever the Land Administrator declines to issue a permit under this section in terms acceptable to the applicant he shall, on being requested so to do by the applicant, forthwith issue to him a certificate under his hand setting forth the nature of the permit asked for and the grounds of such refusal and the date of issue of such certificate.
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