Section 18
Revocation and suspension of licence
If the Board, in the case of a licence to manufacture, or the proper Pesticides Licensing Officer, in the case of a licence to sell or store for sale, is satisfied that—
(a)
the application on which the licence has been granted under section 15 or 17, as the case may be, contains a misrepresentation as to a material fact; or
(b)
the holder of the licence has failed to comply with any of the conditions subject to which it was issued or has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations,
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the Board or Pesticides Licensing Officer, as the case may be, may, without prejudice to any prosecution that may be brought under this
Act or the rules or regulations, but subject to subsection (2), revoke the licence, suspend it for such period as the Board or Pesticides Licensing
Officer, as the case may be, thinks fit, or refuse to renew it.
(2)
Before acting under subsection (1), the Board or Pesticides
Licensing Officer, as the case may be, shall give the holder of the licence concerned an opportunity to show cause against so acting.