Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Grant of licences to surveyors and plumbers.— (1) The Commissioner may 10[subject to the regulations made in this behalf] grant to any person he thinks fit a licence to act as a surveyor or as a plumber for the purposes of this Act. Each such licence shall be for a renewable period of one year. (2) If any applicant for a licence to act as a surveyor is a licentiate of civil engineering or a person who has passed some test of professional qualification equivalent to that for a licentiate of civil engineering, his application shall not be refused by the Commissioner, except with the approval of the 11[Standing Committee] and upon the ground that the applicant is unfit, through in-competency, misconduct or other grave reason, to hold such licence. (3) If the Commissioner refuses any application for a licence under this section he shall, at the request of the applicant, furnish such applicant with his reasons, for such refusal in writing under his signature, without charge. 1 Section 354WBB was inserted by Mah. 50 of 1981, s. 3. 2 These words were substituted for the words “Member-in-charge” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 149. 3 These words were substituted for the words “Greater Bombay” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 4 These words were substituted for the words “Greater Bombay” by Mah. 25 of 1996, s. 2, Schedule. 5 This word was substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 6 The words “The Provincial Government” were substituted for the word “Government” by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 7 This word was substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 8 The words “The Provincial Government” were substituted for the word “Government” by the Adaptation of Indian Laws Order in Council. 9 This word was substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. 10 These words were inserted by Mah. 10 of 1998, s. 178(a). 11 These words were substituted for the words “Member-in-charge” by Mah. 27 of 1999, s. 150. 1888 : III] The Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act 301