(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 horticulture nursery or has otherwise ceased to maintain or hold such horticulture nursery;
(b) that he has, without reasonable cause, failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the licence or any direction lawfully given by the competent authority or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder;
(c) if the licensee applied for adjudication or been adjudicated and declared insolvent;
(d) if in the opinion of such competent authority, the licensee has become incompetent to maintain or hold such horticulture nursery;
(e) if he has refused to surrender or produce his licence or the registers and other records required to be maintained under this Act or the rules made thereunder to the competent authority or any person authorized by it; and
(f) on any other substantial ground as may be prescribed.
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(2) The competent authority may suspend the licence pending passing of the 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 grounds on which it is proposed to take action and give him a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against such action.
(4) Copy of every order passed under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall be communicated to the licensee forthwith.
10. On the expiry of the period of validity specified in a licence or on receipt of an order suspending or cancelling the licence, the licensee shall return the licence to the competent authority:
Provided that such authority may, after receipt of such licence, give such reasonable time as it thinks fit to the owner to enable him to wind up his horticulture nursery or otherwise.
11. If a licence granted to an owner is lost, destroyed, mutilated or damaged, the competent authority shall, on application and on payment of such fee as may be prescribed, issue a duplicate licence.