Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Sub-sections (2), (3), (4) and (5) added by Act No.3 of 1965. Power to revoke #[or suspend] licence. Central Act 2 of 1974. [Act No. 4 of 1955] 9 authority may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of showing cause, revoke or suspend the licence. 21[(2-A) Where a licence is liable to be revoked or suspended under sub-section (2), the licensing authority may, notwithstanding anything in sub-section (2) and for good and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing, impose on the licensee a sum not extending rupees ten thousand by way of penalty in lieu of such revocation or suspension.] (3) Where the licensing authority revokes or suspends any licence under sub-section (2), it shall do so by an order communicated to the licensee giving the reasons in writing for such revocation or suspension. (4) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the licensing authority revoking or suspending a licence under sub-section (2) 22[or imposing penalty under sub-section (2A)] may, within such time as may be prescribed appeal to the Government, and the Government may make such order as they may think fit. 23[Provided that no appeal against the decision of the licensing authority under 24[sub-section (2-A)] shall be entertained unless the licensee deposits the sum of penalty specified in the decision aforesaid with such authority and in such manner as may be prescribed.] (5) The Government may stay the execution of any such decision, pending the exercise of their powers under sub-section (4) in respect thereof.]