(1) If on an application for renewal of a license the licensing authority does not, for any reason, before the date- of the expiry of the license, either renew and return the license or refuse to renew the same, he may be granted a temporary permit in form B.
(2) Such temporary permit shall be subject to the same conditions as the license sought to be renewed and shall be valid for such period, not exceeding two months, as the licensing authority may direct.
Provided that the temporary permit shall cease to be valid and shall be surrendered to the licensing authority on the applicant receiving his license duly renewed, or on his receiving an order refusing to renew the licence.
1 Substituted by Nc. 8. dated 13-12-1978.
2 Substituted by No. 4, dated 9-2-1973.
3 Substituted by No. 2, dated 3-6-1961.
(3) A temporary permit issued under his rule shall during the period of its validity be deemed to be a license for the purposes of the Act and these rules.
(4) A fee of ten rupees shall be levied for the grant of such temporary permit, provided that if in the opinion of the licensing authority the grant of a temporary permit has not been necessitated by the negligence, of the licensee, the fee or a portion of it may be remitted.
(5) If at the end or during the period of two months for which the temporary permit was granted; a license for the whole year is issued to a licensee he should be charged licence fee as prescribed for the whole year less the temporary permit was not necessitated by any negligence or the fault on his part.