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| (1) The Director-General of Civil Aviation, may , by . order, revoke a licence issued by him under subsection (1) of section 9 if he is satisfied that the holder of the licence-
| | (a) has ceased to carry on the business in respect of which the licence has been, issued ; or | | |
| | (b) has improperly obtained the licence contrary to the provisions of this Act; 'or | | |
| | (c) is a company, any of the principal officers of which have been convicted of an offence connected with the' business of the company and involving moral turpitude; or | | |
| | (d) has ceased to possess any qualification required by subsection (2) of section 9 for the issue of such . licence ; | | |
| | (e) has contravened any of the provisions of this Part of this Act. | | |
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| (2) No order under subsection (1) shall be made against a person except after notice to him, to show cause within ' such period as may be specified in the notice, why such order should not be made. |
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| (3) Any person against whom an order is made under subsection (1) may prefer an appeal in writing to the Secretary before the expiry of ten days after the date on which such order is communicated to that person by the Director-General of Civil Aviation, and such Secretary may, in dealing with any appeal preferred to him under this subsection, affirm, vary or annul the order against which the appeal has been preferred. |
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| (4) An order under subsection (1) revoking a licence issued to a person shall come into force on the date on which such order is communicated to that person by the Director-General of Civil Aviation and shall continue to be in force notwithstanding that an appeal against such order has been preferred to the Secretary. |
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| (5) The decision of the Secretary upon an appeal preferred to him under subsection (3) shall be final and conclusive and shall not be called in question in any court or tribunal. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts