Recruiter to be licensed

(1) Subject to sub-section (6), no person shall recruit workers unless he is licensed in that behalf under this Part. (2) Every person desirous of obtaining a licence under this section shall apply to the Commissioner who may in his discretion issue a licence– (a) if he is satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to be granted a licence; (b) if the prescribed security has been furnished; and 61 (c) if he is satisfied that adequate provision has been made for safeguarding the health and welfare of the workers to be recruited. (3) A licence shall be subject to such conditions as may be endorsed upon it and shall not be transferable. (4) No licence shall be issued for a period exceeding one year but it may be renewed if the Commissioner is satisfied that the conditions on which it was granted have been complied with. (5) The Commissioner may cancel any licence in any case where the licensee has been convicted of an offence under this Part or any regulations made thereunder or has not complied with the conditions under which it was granted or commits conduct which in the opinion of the Commissioner renders him no longer a fit and proper person to hold a licence; and the Commissioner may suspend any licence pending the decision of a court or the making of any inquiry which he shall consider necessary. (6) This section shall not apply to worker-recruiters.