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any provision of this Act or any other written law or any conditions, limitations or restrictions of the licence or certificate of authorization has not been complied with;

the issuance of the licence or certificate of authorization was induced by a false representation of fact by or on behalf of the licensee;

the original purpose for which the licence or certificate of authorization was issued no longer exists; or

the licensee has ceased to carry on or operate any activity for which the licence or certificate of authorization is issued.

Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Board shall not revoke or suspend a licence or certificate of authorization on the grounds referred to in subsection (1) unless the Board is satisfied, after giving the licensee or the holder of the certificate of authorization an opportunity of making any representation in writing he may wish to make, that the licence or certificate of authorization should be revoked or suspended.

Where a licence or certificate of authorization has been revoked, suspended or not renewed, it shall have no effect from the date of revocation or during the period of suspension or from the date of expiry of the licence, as the case may be.

Any person who carries on any activity when his licence or certificate of authorization has been revoked or suspended or not renewed commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

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Any person whose licence or certificate of authorization has been revoked or has not been renewed shall surrender to the Board his licence or certificate of authorization, within such period as the Board may specify.

Any person who contravenes subsection (5) commits an offence.

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