Renewal of license

(1) Every establishment or employee may apply to the Licensing Officer for renewal of license. The Licensing Officer upon calling for additional documents and upon detailed investigation if deemed necessary, shall have the discretionary power to update the terms and conditions of the license with prior approval of the State Government. (2) The application shall be in the prescribed form in duplicate and shall be made not less than 30 (thirty) days before the date on which the license expires. (3) The fees chargeable for renewal of the license shall be the same as for the grant thereof as may be prescribed: Provided that if the application for renewal is not received within the time specified in sub-section (2) a fine of Rs. 50 (fifty) per day in excess of the fee ordinarily payable for the license shall be payable for such renewal: Provided further that in case where the Licensing Officer is satisfied that the delay in submission of the application is due to unavoidable circumstances beyond the control of the employee, he may reduce or remit as he deems fit the payment of such excess fee. Furthermore, that if the License renewed under this section has been obtained by misrepresentation or suppression of any material fact, or the holder of a license has, without reasonable cause, failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the license has been renewed or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, then, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the holder of the license may be liable under this Act, the Licensing Officer may, after giving the holder of the license an opportunity to be heard, by order in writing, revoke the license or any part thereof and communicate the order to the holder of the license.