(1) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing rules, the licensing authority may, where he has reason to believe that a licensee is operating a Wood Based Industries in contravention of the provisions of the Telangana Forest Act, 1967 or any rules made thereunder at any time, revoke the license granted under these rules, after giving the licensee an opportunity of representing in writing and an opportunity of being heard in person.
(2) For any violation of the provisions of the Telangana Forest Act, 1967 or the rules made thereunder by the licensee, the licensing authority or Divisional Forest Officer, Flying Squad Party, shall be competent to seize and confiscate forest produce together with whole or portion of the plant, machinery implements and equipments which have been used in the commission of the offence.
(3) In case of violation, where it is not proposed to either revoke the license or seize or confiscate the plant, machinery etc., the licensing authority shall be competent to impose a penalty of a sum upto the limit of available security deposit.
(4) All penalties levied shall be paid by the licensee within fifteen days from the date of dispatch by Registered post of the order or the notice of demand for payment. In case of failure to pay the penalties in time, the same will be adjusted from the security deposit, which shall be replenished within two weeks so as to keep it always full and complete. The license shall be deemed to be under suspension, until such time the licensee replenishes the shortfall in the security deposit.
(5) In the event of revocation of license under sub-rule(1) or seizure and confiscation of forest produce together with whole or portion of the plant machinery, implements and equipments under sub-rule-(2), the licensing authority shall be competent and shall be at liberty to forfeit security deposit in part or whole.
(6) Where the licensing authority refuses to renew or revokes a license granted under these rules, or seizes and confiscate the plant, machinery, implements and equipments, he shall do so by an order communicated to the applicant or the holder, as the case may be by giving reasons in writing for such refusal or revocation, or seizure and confiscation after giving the licensee an opportunity of representing in writing and an opportunity of being heard in person.