Grant of License

(1) Except as provided hereunder, a license shall be granted to any person applying in the prescribed form to the Petrol Taxation Officer and shall be renewed annually. (3) The grant or renewal of a license may be refused if any previous license of the applicant or of any person with whom the applicant has been working as a partner has been cancelled or if the applicant or any person with whom he has been working as a partner has been convicted of any offence relating to the motor spirit or if the Petrol Taxation Officer is satisfied that the application has been made only for the purpose of enabling any person to carry on business as a retail dealer without a license. (4) No license under this Act except in the case of a licence for the retail sale of powerine or diesel oil shall be granted to any person who does not hold a license for the storage of dangerous petroleum under the Petroleum Act, 1934, and if any such license granted under that Act is cancelled, suspened or is not remewed, any license granted under this Act to the holder thereof shall be deemed to be cancelled, suspended or not renewed, as the case may be. (5) If an application for the renewal of a license under this Act is made within such time before its expiry as may be prescribed by Government, the holder of the license shall be deemed to be in possession of a valid license until the license is renewed or until he is informed that the renewal of the license has been refused.