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(3) Every application for a conductor’s licence shall be accompanied by a medical
certificate in such form as may be prescribed, signed by a registered medical practitioner
and shall also be accompanied by two clear copies of a recent photograph of the applicant.
(4) A conductor’s licence issued under this Chapter shall be in such form and
contain such particulars as may be prescribed and shall be effective throughout the
State in which it is issued.
(5) The fee for a conductor’s licence and for each renewal thereof shall be one-half
of that for a driving licence.
31. Disqualifications for the grant of conductor’s licence
(1) No person under the age of eighteen years shall hold, or be granted, a
conductor’s licence.
(2) The licensing authority may refuse to issue a conductor’s licence—
(a) if the applicant does not possess the minimum educational qualification;
(b) if the medical certificate produced by the applicant discloses that he is
physically unfit to act as a conductor; and
(c) if any previous conductor’s licence held by the applicant was revoked.
32. Revocation of a conductor’s licence on grounds of disease or disability
A conductor’s licence may at any time be revoked by any licensing authority if
that authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the holder of the licence is suffering
from any disease or disability which is likely to render him permanently unfit to hold
such a licence and where the authority revoking a conductor’s licence is not the authority
which issued the same, it shall intimate the fact of such revocation to the authority
which issued that licence:
PROVIDED that before revoking any licence, the licensing authority shall give
the person holding such licence a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
33. Orders refusing, etc. conductor’s licences and appeals therefrom
(1) Where a licensing authority refuses to issue or renew, or revoke any conductor’s
licence, it shall do so by an order communicated to the applicant or the holder, as the
case may be, giving the reasons in writing for such refusal or revocation.
(2) Any person aggrieved by an order made under sub-section (1) may, within
thirty days of the service on him of the order, appeal to the prescribed authority which
shall decide the appeal after giving such person and the authority which made the
order an opportunity of being heard and the decision of the appellate authority shall be
binding on the authority which made the order.
34. Power of licensing authority to disqualify
(1) If any licensing authority is of opinion that it is necessary to disqualify the
holder of a conductor’s licence for holding or obtaining such a licence on account of his
previous conduct as a conductor, it may, for reasons to be recorded, make an order
disqualifying that person for a specified period, not exceeding one year, for holding or
obtaining a conductor’s licence:
PROVIDED that before disqualifying the holder of a licence, the licensing authority
shall give the person holding such licence a reasonable opportunity of being heard.