Granting of licence

(1) Upon receiving the application mentioned in section 3, the authorised officer may, subject to the provisions of any applicable fire protection plan under section 4 of the Forest Fire Protection Act, and of any special area precautionary plan under section 21 of the Disaster Preparedness and Response Act, grant or refuse a licence to set fire on the land, or cause an inspection of the land and report thereon to be made by some competent person to be named by him before granting or refusing the licence. CAP. 212. CAP. 145. Schedule. (2) A licence granted under this Act shall be as far as circumstances permit, in the form in the Schedule and shall contain such terms and conditions as the authorised officer may impose. CAP. 212. CAP. 145.