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Power to alter, amend or vary the terms of the permit or certificate of registration Al any time after a permit or certificate of registration has been granted, the Authority may. for reasons to be recorded in writing, alter, amend or vary the terms of the permit or certificate of registration, as the. e may be. Provided that no change shall be made in the permit or certificate of registration. as the case may be. unless the user of groundwater is afforded an opportunity of being heard. 14 Cancellation of Permit/ Certificate of Registration If the authority is satisfied either on a reference made to it in this behalf or otherwise that:- (1) the Permit or Certificate ofregistrationgranted, under sub-section (3) of section 9 or sub-section (2) of section 10 as the case may be, is not based on facts. or '2) the holder of the permit or certificate of registration has without reasonable cause failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the pern ut or certificate of registration has been granted or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under, or (3) a situation has arisen which warrants limiting the use or extraction of groundwater. then without prejudice to any other penalty to which the holder of the permit or of the certificate of registration may be liable under this Act, the Authority may after giving the holder of the permit or certificate of registration, an opportunity of being heard cancel the permit or certificate or registration, as the ease may be.