(1) The competent authority may suspend of cancel any licence granted of renewed under Sections 5 and 6 on any one or more of the following grounds, namely:-
(a) that he has parted, whole or in part, from his control over the fruit nursery or has otherwise ceased to conduct or hold such fruit nursery;
(b) that, where the maximum rate of price for any variety of any fruit plants has been fixed by the State Government by notification in the official gazette, he has sold any such fruit plant at a higher rate or price;
(c) that he has without reasonable cause failed to comply with any of the terms and concitions of the licence or any directions lawfully given by the competent authority or has contavened any of the provisions of this Act, or the rules made thereunder;
(d) that the licensee has applied to be adjudicated or been adjudicated and insolvent;
(e) that in the opinion of such authority, he has become incompetent to conduct such fruit nursery;
(f) that he has refused to surender or produce his licence of registers and other records required to be maintained under the Act, or the rules thereunder to the competent authority of any person authorised by it, or
(g) on any other grounds as may be prescribed by rules made unfer this Act.
(2) The competent authority may suspend the licence pending for order under sub-section (1)
(3) Before passing an order under sub-section (1) the competent authority shall inform the Ex-148/1992- 5 - licensee the grounds on which it is proposed to take action and given him a reasonable opportunity of showing cause for such action.
(4) A copy of every order passed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be communicated to the licensee forthwith.