Signatures, conditions, duration, suspension, revocation, etc. of licenses and written permissions

Section 378:

(of Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act 1969)

(1) Whenever it is provided in this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder that a licence or a written permission may be granted for any purpose, such licence or written permission shall be signed by the Commissioner or by the municipal employee empowered to grant the same under this Act or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder or by any authorised municipal employee and shall specify in addition to any other matter required to be specified under any other provision of this Act or any provision of any bye-law made thereunder —

(a) The date of the grant thereof;

(b) The purpose and the period, for which it is granted;

(c) Restrictions or conditions, if any, subject to which it is granted;

(d) The name and address of the person to whom it is granted; and

(e) The fee, if any, paid for the licence or written permission; and

(f) Any other conditions that may be imposed from time to time.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder, for every such license or written permission a fee may be charged at such rate as may from time to time be fixed by the Corporation and such fee shall be payable by the person to whom the licence or written permission is granted.

(3) Save as otherwise provided in this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder, any licence or written permission granted under this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder may at any time be suspended or revoked by the Commissioner or by the employee by whom it was granted, if he is satisfied that it has been secured by the grantee through misrepresentation or fraud or if any of its restrictions or conditions has been infringed or evaded by the grantee, or if the grantee has been convicted for the contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder relating to any matter for which the licence or permission has been granted:

Provided that —

(a) Before making any order of suspension or revocation reasonable opportunity shall be afforded to the grantee of the licence or the written permission, to show cause why it should not be suspended or revoked, and

(b) Every such order shall contain a brief statement of the reasons for the suspension or revocation of the licence or the written permission.

(4) When any such licence or written permission is suspended or revoked, or when the period for which the same was granted has expired, the grantee shall, for all purposes of this Act or any rule or bye-law made thereunder, be deemed to be without a licence or written permission until such time as the order suspending or revoking the licence or written permission is rescinded or until the licence or written permission is renewed.

(5) Every person to whom a licence or permission has been granted shall produce it at all reasonable hours for inspection, if so required by the Commissioner or any employee authorised by him in this behalf.