(1) An application for permission to fell a tree or trees shall be made to the Divisional Forest Officer in Form No.I.
(2) The application shall be submitted in duplicate and a Court Fee stamp of Rupees three and paise thirty shall be affixed to one copy thereof.
Application to be acknowledged:- (3) On receipt of an application referred to in sub-rule (I) duly stamped with proper fee the Divisional Forest Officer shall issue a written acknowledgement in Form No. II.
(4) The Divisional Forest Officer shall maintain a register of receipt and disposal of the applications in Form No. III.
4. Grant of or refusal of permission –
(1) On receipt of an application referred to under Rule above, the Divisional Forest Officer may cause such enquiry as he deems fit and call for a report from such forest officer not below the rank of forester within 7 (seven) days from the date of receipt of such application.
1 Substituted by the Meghalaya Tree Preservation (First Amendment) Rules, 1977. Earlier the word “Ordinance” wherever it occurs in Rules and the forms appended thereto the word “Act” shall be substituted.
(2) The enquiry referred to under sub -rule (1) above shall be completed within 10 (ten) days from the date of order and a detailed report thereof submitted to the Divisional Forest Officer, in Form No. IV.
(3) In case the Divisional Forest Officer is not satisfied with the report referred to the sub-rule
(2) above, he may cause a second enquiry before passing any order on the application.
(4) The Divisional Forest Officer on receipt of the report referred to under sub –rule (2) and/or
(3) above shall accord such permission to fell the tree or trees or shall reject the application.
(5) Permission for felling the tree or trees shall be communicated to the applicant in Form No.
V.
(6) Rejection of the application shall be communicated to the applicant in Form No. VI stating the reasons therefore.