Refusal and revocation of licences.

(1) Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, the Licensing Officer may refuse to grant a licence in respect of any bull, if in his opinion the bull appears to be,- (a) of defective or inferior conformation and consequently, likely to beget defective or inferior progeny, or (b) suffering from an incurable, contagious or infectious disease or from any other disease rendering the bull unsuitable for breeding purpose, or (c) of a breed which is undesirable in public interest to propagate in the district or part of the district in which it is kept. (2) (a) The Licensing Officer may revoke a licence granted in respect of any bull kept within his jurisdiction (whether such licence was granted by himself or by any other officer) if there has been a breach of any of the conditions of the licence. (b) The State Government, in respect of a licence granted by the Director, and the officer of the Animal Husbandry Department immediately superior to the Licensing Officer, in respect of a licence granted by any other officer of that Department, may revoke the licence, if the licence was granted under circumstances, under which it ought not to have been granted. (c) Before revoking a licence under clause (a) or clause (b), a notice shall be given to the person concerned of the grounds on which it is proposed to take action and he shall be given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against it. (3) If a licence is revoked under this section, the State Government or the officer revoking the licence shall communicate the order of revocation along with the grounds of revocation, to the person keeping the bull or to the person stated in the licence to be the owner of the bull. (4) Against an order either refusing to grant or revoking a licence under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) an appeal shall lie within thirty days of the communication of such order,— (i) to the State Government, if the order is that of the Director, (ii) to the Director, if the order is that of any officer subordinate to the Director. The order in appeal shall be final.