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(I) The Controller may, if he hits any reasonable cause to believe that the holder of any licence issued, renewed or continued under this Act has made any Statement' in, 0]" in relation to, any application Ior the issue or renewal of the licence which is incorrect or lalsc in any material particular or has contravened any provision of the Central Act (1]";my rule m.ide thereunder or of this Act or any rule made thereunder, suspend such licence, pending the completion of any inquiry or trial acainst the holder of such licence : b . Provided that no such licence shall he suspended unless the holder thereof has been given a reasonable opportunity of shOWing cause aga;nst the proposed action. (2) The Controller m,1)" if he is satisfied after making such inquiry as he may think fit that the holder of a licence has made a false or incorrect Statement of the nature referred to in sub-section (I), or has cont ravened any law referred to in that sub- section, cancel such licence: . Provided that no such licence shalt be cancelled unless the holder thereof has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the proposed action. (3) Every person whose licence Ius been suspended shan, . immediately after such suspension, stop functioning as such licensee and shall not resume business as such licensee until the order of such :;uspension has been vacated. (4) Every licensee whose licence has been suspended 01" cancelled shall, 1 1 h '" ~,f"'.,;" immcc iately after sue suspension or cancellation, as the case ma)(be,:,. surrender such licence to the authority hY'"vhich such licence \V;l.S issued. .; (5) Every licensee whose licence has been cancelled shall, within a period of thirty days from the elate of such cancellation (or within such further priod, not ex- ceeding three months from such elate, as the Controller may, on sufficient cause being shown, a!Jow),dispose of the weights or measures which were in his poss -ssion, custody or control on the date of such cancellation, and in the event of his failure to do so, the Controller or any other officer authorised by him, in writing, in this behalf may seize and dispose of the same and distribute the proceeds thereof In such manner as mJ.Y be prescribed. Save as otherwise provided in the Central Act, no person shall, - (a) make or manufacture any weight or measure unless such weight or rneausre conforms to the standards established by or under the Central Act; make or manufacture ~..•ny weight or measure with indications thereon of any weight or measure other than the units specified by or under the Central Act. (b). Prohibition of