Mode of dealing with application

(1) Within thirty days of the receipt of the application mentioned in section 3, a reply shall be sent to the applicant by the Chief Forest Officer. (2) Such reply shall be accompanied by either, (a) a permit authorising, subject to the conditions therein stated, the felling; or (b) a statement that no tree may be felled. (3) Any applicant whose application is refused, or any applicant who may feel aggrieved by the conditions imposed by the Chief Forest Officer, may appeal to the Minister whose decision in the matter shall be final.