5. Application for licences
Applications for licences shall be made in the Form 1 of Schedule 1 to these Rules and shall be addressed to the Chief Forest Officer. Such applications shall state clearly the nature and quantity of the timber required, the purpose for which it is wanted, the area and locality in which it is proposed to cut or extract the same the period for which the licence is required, and such other particulars as may be desirable. Applications for licences for timber to be cut by contractors to Government departments must be accompanied by a certificate of authority from the head of the department concerned or from some officer duly authorised by him or her to issue such certificate.