Procedure of Central Licensing Board

(1) The Central Licensing Board may, before issuing a licence, cause the premises in which the
manufacture is proposed to be conducted to be inspected by itself or by its sub-committee or by a panel
of Inspector or experts appointed by it for the purpose, which may examine all portions of the premises
and the plant and appliances, inspect the process of manufacture intended to be employed and the
means to be employed for standarizing, if necessary, and analysing substances to be manufactured and
enquire into the professional qualifications of the technical staff employed.

(2) Where inspection under sub-rule (1) is carried out by a sub-commmittee or panel of experts of
Inspectors appointed under the said sub-rule it shall forward to the Central Licensing Board a detailed
report of the result of the inspection.

(3) If the Central Licensing Board, after' such further enquiry, if any, as it may consider necessary, is
satisfied that the requirements of the rules have been complied with, it may issue a licence in Form 2.

(4) If the Central Licensing Board is not so satisfied, it shall reject the application and shall inform the
applicant of the reasons for such rejection and of the conditions which must be satisfied before a licence
may be issued.

(5) No application shall be entertained within three months of the rejection of an application under sub-
rule (4).

(6) If after the expiry of three months but within six months of the rejection of an application under sub-
rule (4), the applicant informs the Central Licensing Board that the requirements of the rules have been
fulfilled, the Board may if after causing a further inspection to be made, is satisfied that the conditions for
the grant of a licence have been complied with, issue a licence and no further fee shall be required to be
deposited for such an application.

(7) In case an application for licence to manufacture is made after the expiry of six months from the date
of rejection of an application under sub-rule (1), such application shall be treated as a fresh application
and full fee shall have to be deposited.