Licensing Authority.

Subject to provisions of section 5, the Deputy Commissioner, within the jurisdiction of his district or any other authority constituted by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the Licensing Authority) for the whole or any part of the State may grant licenses under this Act: Provided that no license shall be issued by the Licensing Authority except with the previous approval of the State Government and, in according such approval the State Government shall take into consideration may accord its approval to the proposal submitted by the Licensing Authority or direct such authority to grant a license to any of the other applicants with or without such conditions as it may deem proper and in such cases such direction shall be deemed to be the previous approval of the State Government.