Section 24

No person shall carry out a feasibility study unless he has obtained a permit in accordance with the procedures as prescribed.

A person intending to carry out a feasibility study shall apply to the Council in the prescribed manner, and accompanied with the prescribed application fee, and such information, particulars or documents as may be determined by the Council for a permit.

Upon receipt of an application under subsection (2), the Council may, issue to the applicant, upon payment of a prescribed fee, a permit in the prescribed form subject to such conditions as the Council thinks fit to impose.

If an applicant for a permit under this section is dissatisfied with the refusal of the

Council to issue to him the permit, he may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.

A permit issued under this section shall authorize only the feasibility study permitted under the permit.

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Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall, upon conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both, and in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding one thousand ringgit for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

Requirement for a certificate of registration of carbon rights