Licence deemed to be granted or refused in certain cases

(1) If in the case of a building, not being an existing public building, no order either granting or refusing a licence is communicated to the applicant within a period of three months from the date of the receipt of the application under sub-section (1) of section 4, licence shall— (A) in case such application is accompanied by a certificate of structural soundness mentioned in sub-section (4) of section 4, be deemed to have been granted subject to the terms and conditions ordinarily imposed under this Act or the rules made thereunder; (B) in any other case— (a) for the period mentioned in the application, or (b) in case such application is not accompanied by a certificate of structural soundness, be deemed to have been refused. (2) If in the case of an existing public building, no order either granting or refusing a licence is communicated to the applicant within a period of six months from the date of the receipt of the application under sub-section (2) of section 4, a licence shall— (i) in case such application is accompanied by a certificate of structural soundness mentioned in sub-section (4) of section 4, be deemed to have been granted subject to the terms and conditions ordinarily imposed under this Act or the rules made thereunder— (A) for a period of three years commencing on the date of the expiry of a period of one year from the date of the commencement of this Act, in any case where the period mentioned in the application and the period mentioned in such certificate of structural soundness is three years, and (B) in any other case— (a) for the period mentioned in the application, or (b) for the period mentioned in such certificate of structural soundness, whichever period is less, and such less period shall in no case exceed three years and shall commence on the date of the expiry of a period of one year from the date of the commencement of this Act, and (ii) in case such application is not accompanied by such a certificate of structural soundness, be deemed to have been refused.