CHAPTER III
LICENSING OF CONDUCTORS OF STAGE CARRIAGES
(Sections 32 to 36)
32. Revocation of a conductor's license on
grounds of disease or disability,- A conductor's license may at any
time be revoked by any licensing authority if that authority has reasonable
ground to believe that the holder of the license is suffering from any disease
or disability which is likely to render him permanently unfit o hold such
a license and where the authority revoking a conductor's license is not the
authority which issued the same, it shall intimate the fact of such revocation
to the authority which issued the license:
Provided that before revoking any license, the licensing authority shall give the person holding such license a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
33. Orders refusing etc. conductor's license and appeals,- (1) Where a licensing authority refuses to issue of renew, or revokes any conductor;s license, it shall do so by an order communicated to the applicant or the holder, as the case may be, giving the reasons in writing for such refusal.or revocation.
(2) Any person aggrieved by an order made under
sub-section (1) may, within thirty days of the service on him of the order,
appeal to the prescribed authority which shall decide the appeal after giving
such person and the authority which made the order an opportunity of being
heard and the decision of the appellate authority shall be binding on the
authority which made the order.
35. Power of Court to disqualify,- (1) Where any person holding a conductor's license is convicted of any offence under this Act, the Court by which such person is convicted may, in addition to imposing any other punishment authorized by law, declare the person so convicted to be disqualified for such period as the Court may specify for holding a conductor's license.
(2) The Court to which an appeal lies from any conviction of an offence under this Act may set aside or vary any order of disqualification made by the Court below, and the Court to which appeals ordinarily lie from such Court, may set aside or vary any order of disqualification made by that Court, notwithstanding that no appeal lies against the conviction in connection with which such order was made.
36. Certain provisions of Chapter II to apply to conductor's license,- The provisions of sub-section (2) of section 6, sections 14, 15 and 23, section 24 and section 25 shall, so far as may be apply in relation to a conductor's license, as they apply in relation to a driving license.
