Section 20, Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017 [S27-ZZ2]

20. Grant of licence.—(1) An application for a licence to undertake the possession of land shall be made to the Collector in Form 1, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees. (2) The Collector 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 Collector may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel a licence for contravention of any condition thereof.