(1) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, the licensing officer may refuse to grant or may revoke a licence in respect of any bull if in his opinion the bull appears to be,-
(a) of defective or inferior conformation and consequently likely to beget defective or inferior progeny, or
(b) suffering from an incurable contagious or infectious disease or from any other disease rendering the bull unsuitable for breeding purposes, or
(c) of a breed which it is undesirable to propagate in the district or part of the district in which it is kept.
(2) The licensing officer may also revoke a licence granted in respect of any bull kept within his jurisdiction (whether such licence was granted by himself or by any other officer) if in his opinion,-
(a) the licence was granted under circumstances of which the licensing officer was not aware at the time of granting the licence, or
(b) there has been a breach of any of the terms, conditions or restrictions of the licence.
(3) If a licence is revoked under this section, the officer revoking the licence shall give notice thereof to the person keeping the bull or to the person stated in the licence to be the owner of the bull. The notice shall set out the ground for the revocation.
(4) No person shall be entitled to any compensation for the refusal or revocation of any licence under this section.
Refusal and revocation of licences.
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6. A licence granted in respect of a bull shall be surrendered without delay to the licensing officer, if,-
(a) the period specified in the licence expires, or
(b) the licence revoked under this Act, or
(c) the bull dies, or is certified by the prescribed officer to have been effectively castrated by a method and in a manner approved by the Director.
7. The licensing officer may by order require any person keeping a bull to submit it for inspection by himself or by any officer or person deputed by him for the purpose, at any reasonable time, either at the place where the bull is kept for the time being or at any other reasonable place specified in the order, and thereupon it shall be the duty of the person keeping the bull to submit it for inspection accordingly, and render all reasonable assistance in connexion with such inspection to the officer concerned.