(1) If the Forest Ranger recommends the issue of a licence in Form 3 where royalty is to be paid according to girth measurement, he or she shall inspect, measure, and stamp with the Government Sale Marking Die the trees applied for, in the presence of the licensee or his or her agent, and shall record in Part (2) of Form 1 their description and girth measurements together with his or her recommendation for a licence. He or she shall then hand the Form 1 to the applicant or his or her agent who shall present it at the Treasury.
(2) If the Forest Ranger recommends the issue of a licence in Form 3 where royalty is to be paid according to cubical measurement or according to number where shingles are being worked he or she shall stamp with the Government Sale Marking Die such trees or remnants of such trees as he or she considers necessary and shall record their particulars in Part (2) of Form 1 together with his or her recommendation for a licence. He or she shall then hand the Form 1 to the applicant or his or her agent who shall present it at the Treasury.
(3) No tree or timber stamped under this rule shall be cut or worked until a licence has been issued.