Grant and renewal of license

Grant and renewal of license. –

1. (1) License may be granted for new Wood Based Industry in cases where the number of licensed Wood Based Industry is less than the number of permissible units as determined under section 9 of this Act.
2. (2) The State Government may issue guidelines for issuance of new licenses.
3. (3) An application for license under Section 7 of this Act shall be in such form and shall be accompanied by such fee and security deposit, as may be prescribed by the State Government.
4. (4) On receipt of an application, the Licensing Officer may, after making such enquiry as he may deem fit, take steps to grant the license in accordance with rules made under this Act.
5. (5) No license to a Wood Based Industry shall be granted or renewed without obtaining prior approval of the State Level Committee. Provided that the State Level Committee may delegate the power of renewal of license of a wood based industry to the Divisional Forest Officer of the concerned Forest Divisions.
6. (6) A license granted under this section shall be subject to the provisions of this Act and to such conditions as may be prescribed therein.
7. (7) The license shall be issued for a period fixed by the State Government and on its expiry shall be renewed on an application in such form and accompanied with such fees as may be prescribed by the State Government.
8. (8) Industry/processing plants, not using round logs of domestic origin or operating without a band saw or re-saw or circular saw of more than thirty centimetre diameter shall not require license in cases where they use:- a. sawn timber, cane, bamboo, reed, plywood, Veneers or imported wood procured from legitimate sources; b. block board, Medium Density Fibre
   • (MDF) board or similar wood based products procured from legitimate sources; c. round log / timber from species declared as agro-forestry/ agricultural crops and / or exempted from the purview of felling and transit regime in the State and procured from legitimate sources. Provided that the State Level Committee may allow installation of circular saw of diameter upto 60 (sixty) centimetre in such industries having specialized requirement.
9. (9) Industries specified under sub section
10. (8) of this section shall be registered with the office of the concerned licensing officer and shall be regulated as per the directions issued by the State Government.