(16)If it is not considered expedient to accept the highest or the lowest tender, as the case may be, the Excise Commissioner shall refer the matter to the Government as to whether -(a)the licence be auctioned; or(b)the shop to which the licence relates be closed either permanently or till a person willing to take it up at the minimum fee comes forward;(c)the vend to which the licence relates be carried on by a vendor who may be paid commission on sales.
