(1) When a licence expires or when the renewal of such licence is refused or when a licence is cancelled, the licensee shall forthwith return the licence to the Licensing Officer but shall nevertheless continue to be liable for the agricultural produce already stored with him and shall be bound by the terms and conditions of any cold storage receipts already issued in respect of any agricultural produce:
Provided that the Licensing Officer may, on the application of the hirer, require the licensee to transfer any agricultural produce stored with him to another licensed cold storage chosen by the hirer on payment of the outstanding charges due to the licensee.
(2) Where any licence is cancelled, the licensee shall not be entitled to any compensation therefor, nor shall he be entitled to the refund of any fee paid by him for the licence.
Expiry ors cancellation of licence and its Cones.
quenceFa
CHAPTER III.
Cold storage Receipts.
6. For the agricultural produce stored in a cold Cold storage by each hirer, the licensee shall issue a cold storage storage' receipt in the prescribed form containing particulars relat- receipts, ing to the agricultural produce.
Cold storage receipts to be transferable by endorsement and delivery.
Duplicate cold storage receipt.
4 The West Bengal Cold Storage (Licensing and Regulation) Act, 1966.
[West Ben. Act (Chapter III—Cold Storage Receipts—Sections 7-8) (Chapter IV.—Duties of the Licensee.—Sections 9-11.)
7. A cold storage receipt shall, unless it is otherwise specified thereon, be transferable by endorsement and delivery and shall entitle any lawful holder thereof to receive the agricultural produce specified in it as if he • ere the original hirer.
8. If a cold storage receipt is lost, destroyed, torn or defaced, the licensee shall, on application by the hirer and on payment by him of the prescribed fee, issue a duplicate cold storage receipt in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed.
CHAPTER IV.
Duties of the Licensee.
Reasonable care of the agricultural produce stored.
Due maintenance of cold storages.
9. Every licensee shall take such care of the agricultural produce stored in his cold storage as a man of ordinary prudence would take care of his own goods under similar circumstances and shall provide the hirers concerned with all reasonable facilities for inspection, weighing, measuring, sampling and grading of the agricultural produce stored, in such manner as may be prescribed.