Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Refusal ond revocatton of lzcences.-(1) SubJect to such rules as may be prescribed, the hcensmg officer may 1efuse to grant or may revoke a licence in respect of any bull if m his opmi·m the bull appears to be- ( a) of defect1ve or mferior conformatiOn and consequently likely to beget defecttv e or infenor progeny, or (b) suffermg from an mcurable contagious or mfectwu~ d1scase or from any other di~ease rendenng the bull unsuitable for breedmg purposes, or (c) of a breed wh1ch 1t 1s undesirable to propagaw m the State ofKerala. (2) The licensing officer may also after g1ving a reasonable op- portunity to the licensee to be hea1d revoke a licence granted in respect of anv bull kept w1thin h1s junsd1Ct1on (whether such licence was granted by himself or by any other officer) 1f m his opinion,- (a) the licence was granted under cucumstances of which the licensmg officer was not aware at the time of grantmg the licence and such licence would not have been granted 1£ he had been aware of such circumstances, or (b) there has been a breach of any of the terms, conditions or re~tnctions of the licence. - (3) If a licence IS revoked under tillS sectiOn, the officer revokmg the licence shall giVe not1ce the1eof to the person keepmg the bull or +.o the person stated 111 the hcence to be the owner of the bull. The notice shall set out the grounds for the revocat1on. {4) No person shall be entitled to any compensation for the refusal or· revocation of any licence under th1s section.