(1) The competent authority may suspend or cancel any licence granted or renewed under this Act, if the licensee—
(a) has applied to be adjudicated, or has been adjudicated, an insolvent; or
(b) has parted, in whole or in part, with his control over the horticultural nursery; or
(c) has ceased to conduct or to possess such horticultural nursery;
or
(d) has, in the opinion of the competent authority, become incompetent to conduct or to possess such horticultural nursery; or
(e) has contravened, or has failed to comply with, any of the terms of the licence or any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder; or
(f) has refused to surrender or to produce his licence or to produce the registers and other records required to be maintained under this Act or the rules made thereunder to the competent authority or any person authorised by him;
or
(g) becomes subject to such other disqualifications as may be prescribed.
(2) Befdre passing an order under sub-section (1), the competent authority shall intimate to the licensee the grounds on which it is proposed to pass such order and shall give him a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the order proposed to be passed.
(3) The competent authority may suspend the licence pending the passing of an order of cancellation of such licence under sub-section (1).
(4) A copy of every order passed under sub-section (1) or subsection (3) shall be communicated to the licensee.
Suspension or cancellation of licence.
9. On the expiry of the period of validity of a licence or on the Return of receipt of an order of suspension or cancellation thereof, the licensee licence.
shall return the licence to the competent authority:
Provided that the competent authority may, after the expiry of the period of validity of a licence, or on the suspension or cancellation, as the case may be, of a licence, give to the nurseryman such reasonable time as the competent authority thinks fit to enable him to wind up his horticultural nursery.
283 The West Bengal Horticultural Nurseries (Regulation) Act, 2001.
[West Ben. Act (Sections 10-13.)
Issue of duplicate licence.
Appeal.
Revision.
Inspection of horticultural nursery and records.
10. If a licence granted or renewed under this Act is lost, destroyed, mutilated or damaged, the competent authority shall, on application and on payment of the prescribed fee, issue a duplicate licence.