Lawgist11Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences
(1) If the licensing officer is satisfied either on a reference made to him in this behalf or otherwise that--
(a) a licence granted under section 8 has been obtained by misrepresentation of an essential fact, or
(b) the holder of a licence has, without reasonable cause, failed to comply with the conditions subject to which the licence has been granted 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 licence may be liable under this Act, the licensing officer may, after giving the holder of the licence an opportunity of showing cause, revoke or suspend the licence.
(2) Subject to any rules that may be made in this behalf, the licensing officer may also vary or amend a licence granted under section 8.
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- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Regulation of export trade in antiquities and art treasures
- 4 Application of Act 52 of 1962
- 5 Antiquities to be sold only under a licence
- 6 Appointment of licensing officers
- 7 Application for licence
- 8 Grant of licence
- 9 Renewal of licence
- 10 Maintenance of records, photographs and registers by licensees
- 11 Revocation, suspension and amendment of licences
- 12 Persons whose licences have been revoked may sell antiquities to other licensees
- 13 Power of Central Government to carry on the business of selling antiquities to the exclusion of others
- 14 Registration of antiquities
- 15 Appointment of registering officers
- 16 Application for registration and grant of certificate of registration
- 17 Transfer of ownership, etc., of antiquities to be intimated to the registering officer
- 18 Provisions of sections 14, 16 and 17 not to apply in certain cases
- 19 Power of Central Government to compulsorily acquire antiquities and art treasures
- 20 Payment of compensation for antiquities and art treasures compulsorily acquired under section 19
- 21 Appeals against decisions of licensing officers and registering officers
- 22 Appeals against awards of arbitrators
- 23 Powers of entry, search, seizure, etc
- 24 Power to determine whether or not an article, etc., is antiquity or art treasure
- 25 Penalty
- 26 Cognizance of offences
- 27 Magistrate’s power to impose enhanced penalties
- 28 Offences by companies
- 29 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 30 Application of other laws not barred
- 31 Power to make rules
- 32 Repeal
- 33 Amendment of Act 24 of 1958
