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Section 5: Grounds on which licence may be refused or cancelled.

The Maharashtra Public Conveyances Act.State Act of Maharashtra · Act 7 of 1920

[(1A) The Commissioner of Police may refuse to grant licences for any class of vehicles if, in his opinion, it is undesirable that such vehicles should be used, as public conveyances. The Commissioner of Police may, on the same ground, refuse to renew, and may, at any time, cancel the licences already granted for such vehicles. On such cancellation the licensee shall be granted out of the fees paid by him for the licence a refund of a sum equal to the amount of fees payable for the unexpired portion of the licence calculated in proportion to the amount paid for the full period of the licence.]

(1) The Commissioner of Police may refuse to grant a licence for a public conveyance if in his opinion the conveyance is insufficiently found or is otherwise unfit for the purpose for which it is intended.

(2) The Commissioner of Police may refuse to renew, and may at any time suspend or cancel, a licence for a public conveyance on either of the foregoing grounds or if in his opinion-

(i) the licensee has committed a breach of any provision of this Act or of a rule made under this Act or of a condition of the licence, or

(ii) a conveyance licensed for carrying goods has been used for carrying passengers.

(3) When refusing to renew, or suspending or cancelling, a licence for a public conveyance, the Commissioner of Police may erase the inscription made thereon in accordance with this Act.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Maharashtra Public Conveyances Act.
Section5
Marginal noteGrounds on which licence may be refused or cancelled.
JurisdictionState of Maharashtra
StatusIn force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • inserted, Bom. 18 of 1948. This sub-section was inserted by Bom. 18 of 1948, s. 4.

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