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Power to close and reopen ropeways.- (1) If after inspecting any ropeway opened to traffic, the District Inspector is of opinion that the ropeway or any specified class of traffic, he shall state that opinion, together with the grounds thereof to the Licensing Authority, and the Licensing Authority after such further enquiry, if any, as he may think fit, may thereupon order that, for reasons to be set forth in the order, the ropeway, or the part thereof so specified, be closed to all traffic or to any specified class or traffic: Provided that, in any case of extreme urgency, the District Inspector may order the suspension of the working of the ropeway or any part thereof which he considers necessary pending the order of the Licensing Authority. The District Inspector shall forthwith make a report of his order to the Licensing Authority who will make necessary order within a period of seven days. (2) When under sub-section (1), a ropeway or any part thereof has been closed to any traffic, it shall not be reopened to such traffic until it has been inspected and its reopening sanctioned, in the as may be prescribed. 12 CHAPTER-IX DISCONTINUANCE OF PUBLIC ROPEWAYS 21.Cessation of powers of promoter on discontinuance of public ropeway.- If, at any time after the opening of a public ropeway, it is proved that the promoter has discontinued the working of such ropeway or of any part thereof, without a reason sufficient, in the opinion of the Licensing Authority to warrant such discontinuance the Licensing Authority may, if he thinks fit after affording a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the promoter, declare, by notification in the Official Gazette, that the powers of the promoter in respect of such ropeway or part thereof shall, from such dates it may determine, be at an end; and thereupon the said powers shall cease and determine. Explanation: The working of a ropeway shall be deemed to have been discontinued if it has ceased for the period determined in the licence published under section 11, or if the period has not been so determined, for a period of three months.