Rule 9 - SUSPENSION OF A LICENCE - Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993

9. SUSPENSION OF A LICENCE.- (1) The Director-General or the licensing authority may, by an order in writing, suspend the operation of a licence granted to- (a) any person, if an order of detention has been made against such person under the provisions of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (52 of 1974); or (b) a partnership firm or a private limited company, if the person referred to in clause (a) is a partner or a whole-time director or managing director, as the case may be, of such firm or company: PROVIDED that the order of suspension shall cease to have effect in respect of the aforesaid person or, as the case may be, the partnership-firm or company, when the order of detention made against such person,- (i) being an order of detention to which the provisions of section 9 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (52 of 1974), do not apply, has been revoked on the report of the Advisory Board under section 8 of that Act or before receipt of the report of the Advisory Board or before making a reference to the Advisory Board; or (ii) being an order of detention to which the provisions of section 9 of the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (52 of 1974), apply, has been revoked on the report of the Advisory Board under section 8 read with sub-section (2) of section 9 of that Act or before receipt of such report; (iii) has been set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) The Director-General or the licensing authority may, by an order in writing, suspend the operation of any licence granted under these rules, where proceedings for cancellation of such licence have been initiated under rule 10.