Section 11
Section 11
(1)
The Board may by order revoke a licence-
(a)
if the Board is satisfied that the licensee -
(i)
has ceased to carry on the business for which
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Travel Agents he has been licensed or, if the licensee being a company, goes into liquidation or is wound up or otherwise dissolved; or
(ii)
improperly obtained his licence contrary to the provisions of this Act; or
(iii)
is no longer a fit and proper person to con-tinue to hold the licence; or
(iv)
has been convicted of any offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or, if the licen-see is a company any of its officers holding a managerial or an executive position or, if the licensee is a firm, any member of the firm has been convicted of any offence involving fraud or moral turpitude; or
( v) is carrying on or has carried on the business of a travel agent in such a manner as renders him unfit to continue to hold a licence; or
(vi)
is contravening or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act; or
(vii)
has been convicted of any offence under this
Act or the regulations made thereunder or, if the licensee is a company, any of its officers holding a managerial or an executive position has been convicted of any offence under this
Act or the regulations made thereunder; or
(b)
if the Board considers it in the public in-terest to do so.
(2)
The Board shall, before revoking any licence under the provisions of subsection (1), give the licensee concerned notice in writing of its intention to do so, specify a date, not less than 21 days after the date of the notice, upon which such revocation shall take effect and calling upon the licensee concerned to show cause to the Board why his licence should not be revoked.
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(3)
When the Board has revoked a licence under the provisions of subsection (1) it shall forthwith inform the licensee concerned by notice in writing of such revocation.
( 4) The person whose licence has been revoked may, within 14 days after the receipt of the notice referred to in subsection (3), or such extended period of time as the
Minister may allow, appeal in writing against such revoca-tion to the Minister whose decision thereon shall be final.
(5)
An order of revocation shall not take effect until the expiration of a period of 14 days after the Board has informed the licensee concerned of the order.
( 6) If within that period the licensee concerned gives due notice of appeal to the Minister the order shall not take effect unless the order is confirmed by the Minister or the appeal· is for any reason dismissed by the Minister or is withdrawn.
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(1)
Where an order of revocation becomes effective Effector under section 11' the licensee concerned shall forthwith ri~~~~~tion of
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cease to carry on the business of a travel agent.
(2)
The provisions of subsection (1) shall not pre-judice the enforcement by any person of any right or claim against the licensee concerned or by the licensee concerned.
of any right or claim against any person arising out of or concerning any matter or thing done prior to the revocation of the licence.
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