(1) The Competent Authority may suspend or cancel any licence granted or renewed under this Act on any one or more of the following grounds, namely :—
(a) that he has parted, in whole or in part, with his control over the fruit nursery, or has otherwise ceased to conduct of hold such fruit nursery ;
(b) that, where the maximum rate or price for any variety of any fruit plant has been fixed by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette, he has sold any such fruit plant at a higher rate of price ;
(c) that he has, without reasonable cause, failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the licence or any directions lawfully given by the Competent Authority or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder ;
(d) on any other prescribed ground.
(2) The Competent Authority may suspend the licence pending the passing of a cancellation order in respect thereof under sub-section (1).
(3) Before passing an order under sub-section (1), the Competent Authority shall inform the licensee the ground on which it is proposed to take action and give him a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against such action.
(4) A copy of every order passed under sub-section (1) or (2) shall be communicated to the licensee forthwith.
9. On the expiry of the period of validity specified in a licence or on receipt of an order suspending or cancelling a licence, the licensee shall return the licence to the Competent Authority :
Provided that, such Authority may, after such expiration, suspension or cancellation, give such reasonable time as it thinks fit to the owner to enable him to wind up his fruit nursery.
10. If a licence granted to an owner is lost, destroyed, mutilated or damaged, the Competent Authority shall, on application and payment of the prescribed fee, issue a duplicate licence.