Licence of private cart-stand

(1) No person shall open a private cart-stand or continue to keep open a private cart-stand unless he obtains from the council a licence to do so.

1. (2) Application for such licence shall be made by the owner of the place in respect of which the licence is sought not less than thirty days and not more than ninety days before the opening of such place as a cart-stand or before the commencement of the year for which the licence is sought to be renewed, as the case may be.
2. (3) (a) The council shall as regards private cart-stands already lawfully established and may, at its discretion, as regards new private cartstands, grant the licence applied for subject to such regulations as to supervision and inspection and to such conditions as to conservancy as the council may think proper; or the council may refuse to grant any such licence.
   • (b) The council may however, at any time for breach of the conditions thereof suspend or cancel any licence which has been granted under this section. The council may also modify the conditions of the licence to take effect from a specified date: Provided that the municipal council may refuse to renew the licence in the case of any private cart-stand already lawfully established so far as motor vehicles are concerned if such stand is found to be unsuitable for use as a bus-stand by Government or by the Regional Transport Authority under section 76 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1939 (Central Act 4 of 1939). year.
3. (4) When a licence is granted, refused, suspended cancelled or modified under this section, the council shall cause a notice of such grant, refusal, suspension, cancellation or modification, in English and in regional language to be posted in some conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the place in respect of which the licence was sought or had been obtained.
4. (5) The council may levy for every licence granted under this section, a fee not exceeding six hundred rupees per annum.
5. (6) Every licence granted under this section shall expire at the end of the