Unauthorised construction, maintenance etc. of Ropeways prohibited

(1) No ropeway shall be constructed, opened, maintained or worked except in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1), any person by whom a ropeway was, in any part of the State, being worked immediately before the commencement of this Act, whether for public, private or industrial purpose shall apply to the licenceing authority and shall follow the same procedure and comply with the same requirements as prescribed for the applicant for staring the new ropeway and after such enquiry as may be considered necessary, be, by licence, authorise to continue the working of such ropeway, as far as may be, into accordance with the provisions of this Act, be specified in the licence. (3) The application under sub-section (2) shall, within a period of thirty days from the date of commencement of this Act, be made to the Licencing Authority in such form and manner and with such technical or other details regarding the concerned ropeway as may be prescribed. (4) Any person aggrieved by an order refusing to grant a licence under sub-section (2) or by any order otherwise made under the sub-section may, within a period of sixty days from the date of the order appealed against, prefer an appeal to the State Government which may pass such order as it deems necessary. (5) Nothing contained in sub-section (1), shall affect the continuance of the working of the ropeways referred to in sub-section (2), during the period within an which application under this sub-section may be made or, where such application has been made, up to the date the order granting or refusing to grant a licence under that sub-section becomes final.