(1) Every application for the grant of a licence under section 3 shall be made in duplicate to the Licensing Officer in such form and in such manner and shall be accompanied by such fee not exceeding five hundred rupees as may be prescribed.
(2) The licence shall be granted by the Licensing Officer in such form and shall be subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
(3) Every licence granted under this Act shall be valid for a period of five years and may, on application by the licensee in the manner prescribed and on payment of the prescribed fee not exceeding two hundred rupees, be renewed from time to time for a period of two years on each occasion, by the Licensing Officer provided such application for renewal is made at least thirty days before the expiry of the period of the licence.
The West Bengal Cold Storage (Licensing and Regulation) 3 Act, 1966.
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(Chapter II.—Licensing of cold storages.—Section 5.— Chapter 111 .—C old storage Receipts.—Section 6.)
(4) The Licensing Officer may, after giving the applicant an opportunity of showing cause in such manner as may be prescribed, refuse to grant or renew a licence to any applicant.
(5) When a licence is lost, destroyed, torn or defaced, the Licensing Officer shall, on application made in this behalf and on payment of the prescribed fee, issue a duplicate licence in the prescribed manner.
(6) The Licensing Officer may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of showing cause in such manner as may be prescribed, cancel any licence granted under this Act for any breach of the terms and conditions of the licence or for any contravention of the provisions of this Act.
(7) Where an application for the grant or renewal of a licence is refused or where a licence is cancelled the reasons for such refusal or cancellation shall be recorded in writing and a ,,opy of the same shall be furnished to the applicant.
(8) Where an application for the grant or renewal of a licence is refused, the fee, paid by the applicant along with the application, shall be refunded to him.