Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Any owner desiring to obtain a licence referred to in the last preceding section shall make an application in writing to the Competent Authority in such form and manner, and accompanied by such licence fee, not exceeding rupees fifty, as may be prescribed. 5[(1A) Every application referred to in sub-section (1) shall be disposed of by the Competent Authority within a period of one month from its receipt and in the manner provided in sub-section (2).] (2) On the receipt of such application, the Competent Authority shall make such inquiry as it considers necessary. If the Competent Authority is satisfied— (a) that the fruit nursery is suitable for the proper propagation of the fruit plants in respect of which the licence has been applied for ; (b) that the applicant is competent to conduct such a fruit nursery ; (c) that the applicant has paid the prescribed licence fee ; (d) that the applicant fulfils or undertakes to fulfil such other conditions, as may be prescribed, being conditions for ensuring the quality of plants to be propagated, and their sale at a reasonable price ; the Competent Authority shall grant the licence to the applicant. If the Competent Authority is not so satisfied, it may, after giving a reasonable 1 Section 4 was renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section, by Mah. 18 of 1995, s. 6 (a). 2 This sub-section was added after sub-section (1), so renumbered, ibid., s. 6(b). 3 These words were inserted, ibid., s. 6(c). 4 Section 4A was inserted, ibid., s. 7. 5 This sub-section was inserted, ibid., s. 8. Appointment of Competent Authorities. Owner of every fruit nursery 3[and every person carrying on business of sale of fruit plants] to obtain licence. Application of provisions of sections 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 to the licence for sale of fruit plants. Application for grant and renewal of licence. Mah. XVIII of