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(1) No lift or escalator or travelator shall be worked except a licence granted under this Act and is in conformity with the terms and conditions of the licence and is in accordance with such rules as may be prescribed in this behalf under this Act. (2) The owner of any premises, who has been granted permission under section 5 to install lift or escalator or travelator in the premises, shall, within one month after the completion of the installation of such lift or escalator or travelator, give to the Chief Electrical Inspector in this behalf notice in writing of such completion and shall make an application to him in such form and on payment of such fees in such manner as may be prescribed for a licence for working the lift or escalator or travelator: Provided that different fees may be prescribed having regard to the object or the purpose for which the lift or escalator or travelator is ordinarily used or for different kinds or classes of lifts or escalators or travelators. (3) On receipt of an application under sub-section (2), the Chief Electrical Inspector shall, after making such inspection as he deems necessary, either grant or refuse to grant licence: Provided that the Chief Electrical Inspector shall authorise an officer not below the rank of Inspector of Lifts to discharge his function for the purposes of this section: Provided further that before refusing the licence, the Chief Electrical Inspector or the officer duly authorised in his behalf shall give the applicant an opportunity of being heard. PART III] THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, JANUARY 10, 2020 5 The West Bengal Lifts, Escalators and Travelators Act, 2019. (Sections 7-10.)