Rule 78. Payment of fees

(1) Fees payable under these rules shall be remitted, either manually, electronically, or through the portal, as may be notified by the State Government.

(a) If an application for the grant, renewal, transfer or amendment of a licence is rejected, the fee paid shall be refunded to the applicant by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Joint Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator:

Provided that if the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Joint Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator as the case may be is satisfied that a factory has worked even on a single day during the period for which the application for the grant, renewal, transfer or amendment of licence is made, the fee remitted therefore shall not be refunded;

(b) when the amount paid is in excess of the prescribed fee for the grant or renewal of licence,the excess amount so paid may be refunded or adjusted towards the fee payable for the licence for the subsequent years on request from the Occupier;

(c) The fee for transfer of licence shall be (i) twenty five percent of licence fee in case of transfer to legal heirs (ii) one hundred percent of licence fee in case of other transfers (iii) In case there is no change in occupiership, only amendment fee shall be applicable as prescribed by the State Government from time to time.