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Permit for ice plant, chilled storage, pre-processing centre, processing centre and transporting facility.—(1) For obtaining a permit for operating ice plant, chilled storage, pre-processing centre, processing centre or transporting facility, a person shall submit an application before the Authorised Officer of that area in the prescribed manner. (2) The applications submitted as per sub-section (1) shall be as prescribed, in such form and remitting such fee. (3) The Authorised Officer shall, on the applications received as per sub- section (1), conduct or cause to be conducted an enquiry and based on the eligibility as may be prescribed, either grant the permit in the form that may be prescribed or reject the application, within a period not exceeding thirty days from the date of receipt of the application. (4) For granting permit, the applicant shall remit prescribed amount of security deposit in the manner prescribed. (5) If the application is rejected, said information, together with reasons thereof shall be intimated to the applicant in writing or within thirty days from the date of receipt of the application. (6) The permit issued under this section shall be valid up to three years, unless suspended or cancelled. (7) A permit obtained under sub-section (3) may be renewed before its expiry by complying the procedure to be followed for obtaining a new permit and by remitting such fee as may be prescribed.