Refusal to grant or revocation of licence.

(1) Subject to rules, the Live-stock Officer, authorised to grant the licence, may refuse to grant or may revoke a licence, if in his opinion the bull appears to be --

(a) of defective or inferior conformation and likely to be get defective or inferior progeny; or

(b) permanently affected with any contagious or infectious disease; or

(c) permanently affected with any other disease rendering the bull unsuitable for breeding purposes; or

(d) of a breed which it is undesirable to propagate in the district or part of the district in which it is kept.

(2) The Live-stock Officer granting a licence may also revoke a licence if in the opinion of such officer there has been a breach of any of the terms or conditions of the licence.

(3) No person shall be entitled to any compensation for the revocation of a licence under sub- section (1) or sub-section (2).

(4) If a licence is revoked under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2), the Live-stock Officer revoking the licence shall give notice to that effect to the owner or the person stated there in to be the owner of the bull and every such notice given in respect of a licence shall state the grounds for the revocation.

(5) No licence shall be refused or revoked unless the applicant for the licence or the licence holder, as the case may be, has been given a reasonable opportunity of being heard.