Section 7 in Cochin Port Trust (Licensing of stevedoring and shore handling) Regulations, 2019
7. Validity and renewal of License.
(1)The License issued under regulations 6 shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of issue of License unless otherwise specified.(2)An application for renewal of License may be submitted in Form-A, atleast three months prior to expiry of the licence, along with the documents specified therein and a fee of rupees fifty thousand or such higher fee, as the Board may fix from time to time, and in case of delay, such late fee of Rs.10,000 or such higher amount as fixed by the Board.(3)The licence is liable to be renewed if the applicant fulfills the following conditions, namely:-(a)has complied with terms and conditions of the licence;(b)has handled a minimum of ten thousand metric tonne of cargo per annum or such other volume of cargo, as the Board may fix, from time to time;(c)has complied with the safety norms and such compliance has been certified by the Inspector appointed under the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 (54 of 1986) in the report submitted to the Chairman.(4)If the Chairman is satisfied that the applicant has fulfilled the conditions specified in sub-regulation (3), he may renew the License for a further period of three years unless otherwise specified, or otherwise communicate the order of refusal to the applicant:Provided that where the report of the Inspector referred to in clause (c) of sub-regulations (3) is not submitted before the date of expiry of the licence, the Chairman may, if he satisfied that the applicant fulfills all other conditions specified in sub-regulations (3), he may, subject to the agent executing an Indemnity bond in Form-C, renew the licence for a further period of three years unless otherwise specified.(5)In the event of loss or defacing of the original licence, a duplicate licence may be issued if an application in this behalf is made to the Chairman on payment of rupees one thousand or such other amount as the Board may fix from time to time.
