(1) The licensing officer shall make such enquiry as he considers necessary to satisfy himself about the eligibility of the applicant for a licence.
(2) The licensing officer shall pass orders within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application, either granting or refusing the licence applied for.
(3) (i) Where the licensing officer is of opinion that licence should not be granted, he shall, after affording reasonable opportunity to the applicant to be heard, make an order rejecting the application.
(ii) The licensing officer shall record the reasons for the refusal and shall communicate the order to the applicant.
(4) If no order is passed within the time specified in sub-rule (2) the licence shall be deemed to have been granted.
1. Ins. by G.O. Ms. No. 137, Labour and Employment, dated the 10th October, 2018.
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