Suspension or cancellation of licence

The grounds upon which a licence may be suspended or cancelled are– (a) that the article marked with the standard mark do not conform to the relevant standard; (b) that the licensee has used the standard mark in respect of a process that does not conform to the relevant standard; (c) that the licensee has failed to facilitate an Inspector in the performance of his duties under the Act; (d) that the licensee has failed to comply with the terms or conditions of the licence; (e) that the licensee– (i) has been declared bankrupt or insolvent, compounds with his creditors or benefits under the law for the relief of a bankrupt or makes any assignment in whole or in part of his income for the benefit of such creditors; (ii) has, if the licensee is a company, been liquidated or is being liquidated, whether compulsorily or voluntary (otherwise than for the purpose of reconstruction) or is under receivership; (f) that the licensee has merged with another company or has changed its name in respect of which the licence was issued; 41 (g) that the product in respect of which the standard mark is used has been verified to have failed to conform to the appropriate (h) that the licensee has failed to comply with a request from the Bureau to recall a lot or batch of a product that has been verified to have failed to comply with the appropriate (i) that the licensee has ceased production, or has in writing, requested the Bureau to delete the product from the certified list of products; or (j) that the licensee has in any way contravened these Regulations. (2) Before the Bureau suspends or cancels a licence, it shall cause the licensee to be given 14 days’ notice of its intention to suspend or cancel his licence and the grounds upon which the proposed action is based. (3) On receipt of a notice under subregulation (2) above, the licensee may, within seven (7) days thereof, make written submissions to the Bureau and the Bureau may grant the licensee a hearing within 14 days of the receipt of such submissions. (4) A decision of the Bureau to suspend or cancel a licence and the grounds upon which it is based shall be communicated in writing to the licensee. (5) The Bureau shall cause the suspension or cancellation of a licence and the particulars of that licence to be published in the Gazette. 42