(1) The Excise Commissioner, Collector or any Officer or authority, in issuing any licence or in making any settlement of shops under this Act, or rules framed thereunder, shall be guided by such directions as may be issued by the State Government from time to time either generally or in particular.
(2) The State Government may, at any time, if in their opinion it is so necessary, cancel any notice calling for tenders for settlement of shops in accordance with the rules framed under this Act or any tender received in pursuance of any such notice or withdraw any shop from settlement for such period without assigning any reason therefor and such power of cancellation or withdrawal shall be deemed to have always been vested in the State Government.
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(3) Notwithstanding anything in this Act, the State G overnm ent may issue direction to the Excise Commissioner, Collector or any officer or authority to cancel any notice in accordance with rules framed under this Act calling for tenders for settlement of shops or any tender received in pursuance of any such notice or to withdraw any shop from settlement at any time without assigning any reason therefor and the Excise Commissioner, Collector or any officer or authority, as the case may be, shall comply with such directions and such power of issuing direction to the Excise Commissioner, Collector or any officer or authority shall be deemed to have always been vested in the State Government.
C oun terp art agreem en t and security.
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(4) If any notice inviting tenders received in pursuance of any such notice is cancelled under this section the value of Court fee Stamps affixed to any such tender or any money deposited along with any such tender required by or under this Act shall be refunded to the person fixing the stamp or depositing the money.
27. Every person taking out a licence under this Act may be required to execute a counterpart agreement in conformity with the tenure of this licence, and to give such security by way of deposit or otherwise, for the performance of this agreement as the authority granting the licence may require.