Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Inserted by Act No.10 of 1989. Power to take security and counterpart agreement. Technical defects, irregularities and omissions. Power to cancel or suspend licence, etc. [Act No. 17 of 1968] 27 (a) if any duty or fee is payable by the holder thereof is not duly paid; or (b) in the event of any breach by the holder thereof, or by any of his servants or by any one acting on his behalf with his express or implied permission, of any of the terms and conditions thereof; or (c) if the holder thereof or any of his servants or any one acting on his behalf with his express or implied permission, is convicted of any offence under this Act; or (d) if the holder thereof is convicted of any cognizable and non-bailable offence or of any offence under 48[the Narcotic, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985] or under the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise duties) Act, 1955, or under the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958, or under section 481, section 482, section 483, section 484, section 486, section 487, section 488, or section 489 of the Indian Penal Code or any offence punishable under section 112 or section 114 of the 48[Customs Act, 1962 irrespective of the fact whether such conviction relates to the period earlier or subsequent to the grant of licence or permit; or] (e) If the conditions of the licence or permit provide for such cancellation or suspension at will: Provided that no licence or permit shall be cancelled or suspend unless the holder thereof is given an opportunity of making his representation against the action proposed. (2) Where a licence or permit held by any person is cancelled under clause (a), clause (b), clause (c), or clause (d) of sub-section (1), the authority aforesaid may cancel