Appellate Authority

Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the Authorized Officer may prefer an appeal to the District Magistrate or such other officer as appointed by the State Government, within 30 days of the order. On the expiry of the period of validity specified in a licence or on receipt of an order suspending or cancelling a licence, the licensee shall return the licence to the Licensing Authority and he shall not deal with the transport, storage, handling and sale of acid thereafter : Provided that such authority may, after such expiration, suspension or cancellation, give such reasonable time, not exceeding fifteen days, to the dealer or manufacturer in order to enable him to wind up his business in acids.