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Licence relinquished
34.
The licence may be relinquished, upon approval of the Council; provided
that the person relinquished to shall satisfy the conditions, prescribed
under this Act, for obtaining a licence, in the first place.
Chapter VI
Sanctions and Penalties
Sanctions
35.(1) The Council may inflict any of the following sanctions, upon the
corporate or natural persons, licensed under the provisions of this Act,
in case of contravention thereby, of any of the provisions thereof :(a) reprimand;
(b) binding the newspaper to apologize, or publish the decision of
the Council concerning the contravention;
(c) warning;
(d) deprival of the privileges allocated by the Council;
(e) turning the attention;
(f) published reprimand;
(g) suspension of the newspaper, for a period, not exceeding
seven days;
(h) revocation of the licence, in case of contravention of the
conditions under which it has been granted.
(2) The Council , before inflicting any sanction, against any person, shall
avail him the right of hearing and defense .
(3) The Chairperson of the Council, may tender advice, to the publisher, or
editor in chief, about any matter, as they may deem the publication of
which constitutes a contravention of this Act.
(4) Any person aggrieved by any sanction inflicted by the Council, may
appeal to the Competent Court, within thirty days, of the date of his
being notified of the decision of sanction.