Section 13, Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [S16-M3B]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 2 June 1917.
13. Grant of licence.—(1) An application for a licence to undertake the use of a telecommunication service shall be made to the Authority in Form C, accompanied by a fee of one lakh rupees. (2) The Authority may, after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, grant the licence subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, or, for reasons to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant the licence. (3) A licence granted under this section shall be valid for a period of three years from the date of its grant and may be renewed in such manner as may be prescribed. (4) The Authority may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel a licence for contravention of any condition thereof.
Defined terms in this text (2)
telecommunication: Section 2, Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [S16KR4] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "telecommunication" means transmission, emission or reception of any messages, by wire, radio, optical or other electro-magnetic systems, whether or not such messages have been subjected to rearrangement, computation or other processes by any means in the course of their transmission, emission or reception
telecommunication: 2 more definitions.
telecommunication service: Section 2, Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [S16KR4] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "telecommunication service" means any service for telecommunication
telecommunication service: 2 more definitions.
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Section 12, Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [S16-M29], 2 June 1917, Band A. "section 13".
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