Revocation or Suspension of license and Appeal

Revocation or Suspension of license and Appeal –

1. (1) If the Licensing Officer is satisfied, either on a reference made in this behalf or otherwise, that-
   • (a) the licensee has parted, in whole or in part, with his control over the wood based industry or has acquired such unit without obtaining the approval of the State Level Committee as provided under section 11 of this Act; or
   • (b) the licensee has ceased to operate his unit; or
   • (c) the licensee has without reasonable cause, failed to comply with any of the conditions of the license or any direction lawfully given by the Licensing Officer or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the Rules made thereunder; or
   • (d) the licensee has kept in the premises of his Wood Based Industry any wood / plant produce which he is not able to account for satisfactorily and consequently which is liable to be confiscated under Section 18; or
   • (e) the licensee is involved in activities prejudicial to the interest of Forest Conservation, then without prejudice to any other penalty to which licensee may be liable under this Act the Licensing Officer may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of showing cause, revoke, or suspend the license and forfeit the sum, if any, or any portion thereof deposited as security for the due compliance of the conditions imposed in the license.
2. (2) A copy of every order issued under sub-section
3. (1) shall be given to the licensee, the Prescribed Authority and the State Level Committee.
4. (3) Any person aggrieved by an order of Licensing Officer under section 10, 11 and 17 of this Act may file an appeal before the Prescribed Authority, within thirty days from the communication of such order.
5. (4) The Prescribed Authority may, either suo motu or on an appeal, call for and examine the records of an order passed by the Licensing Officer under section 10, 11 and 17 of this Act and may make such enquiry or cause such enquiry to be made and pass such orders, as he may deem fit, preferably within a period of ninety days.