Section 14
Appeals.
The Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005
About this Act
An Act to provide for the regulation of private security agencies and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Controlling Authority refusing the licence
under sub-section (4) of section 7 or renewal under sub-section (3) of section 8 or order of suspension of
licence under sub-section (2) of section 13 or cancellation of licence under sub-section (1) of that section,
may prefer an appeal against that order to the Home Secretary of the State Government within a period of
sixty days of the date of such order:
Provided that an appeal may be admitted after the expiry of the said period of sixty days if the appellant satisfies the State Government that he has sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within that period.
(2) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against.
(3) Before disposing of an appeal, the State Government shall give the appellant a reasonable opportunity of being heard.
Provided that an appeal may be admitted after the expiry of the said period of sixty days if the appellant satisfies the State Government that he has sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within that period.
(2) Every appeal under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by a copy of the order appealed against.
(3) Before disposing of an appeal, the State Government shall give the appellant a reasonable opportunity of being heard.