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(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 Controller may, after giving the licensee an opportunity of being heard, suspend or cancel a licence for contravention of any condition thereof.\nDefinitions recorded in this document\nRead the recorded scope with each definition. A matching word alone does not establish applicability.\nSynthetic definition. prescribed: Article 2, Manoeuvres, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938 [S1843Y] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act\nMade under this section, or naming it (0)\nnone\nCited by (1)\nArticle 19, Manoeuvres, Field Firing and Artillery Practice Act, 1938 [S18-4MN], 20 March 1938, Band A. \"section 20\".\nNot held (0)\nnone\nDuties published under this section (0)\nnone"}