Section 30

refuse any application for the grant of a licence or permit without assigning any reason therefor;

refuse any application for the renewal of, or revoke or suspend, any licence or permit granted under this Act for reasons of public safety or other grounds to be duly recorded by him.

Where any licence or permit is revoked or suspended the person in possession thereof shall without delay deliver the same up to the nearest police station.

Every licence or permit shall be held subject to such conditions or restrictions as may be prescribed and as the officer granting the licence or permit may impose and endorse thereon.

Any person dissatisfied by any refusal to grant or renew a licence or permit, or with any condition imposed thereon by the officer granting the licence or permit, or by any revocation or suspension of the licence or permit, may within one month of the date of the refusal, imposition, revocation or suspension, appeal in writing to the Minister, whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

Minister’s power to order revocation of licences and permits