33. Grant of licence.- (i) Licences for storage may be granted by the licensing authorities set forth in Schedule III in the forms prescribed for the purposes, and on payment of the fees, specified therein. Where the licensing authority is the Chief Inspector, a copy of the licence shall be forwarded to the District Authority for his record. (ii) Every licence granted or renewed under these rules shall remain in force until the 31st day of December of the year for which the licence is granted or renewed: Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule, the licensing authority where it is satisfied that a licence is required for a specified work or festival which is not likely to last up to the 31st day of December of the year for which the licence is granted or renewed may grant or renew a licence for such period as is actually necessary: PROVIDED that the date so specified does not extend beyond the 31st day of December, following the date on which the licence is granted or renewed. (iii) Where the licensing authority is the Chief Inspector, an applicant for the new licence may apply to the District Authority for a certificate to the effect that there is no objection to the applicant receiving a licence for the site proposed and the District Authority shall, if he sees no objection, grant such certificate to the applicant who may forward it to the Chief Inspector with his application in Form B. (iiia) Where the District Authority, refuses to grant a certificate to the effect that there is no objection to the applicant receiving a licence for the site proposed, it shall record, in writing, the reasons for such refusal and shall furnish the applicant with the copy of such order. (iv) The Chief Inspector may refer an application not accompanied by a certificate granted under sub-rule (iii) to the District Authority for his observations. (v) If the District Authority, either on a reference being made to him or otherwise, intimates to the Chief Inspector that any licence which has been applied for should not in his opinion be granted, such licence shall not be issued without the sanction of the Central Government. (vi) In the case of a licence granted for storage, one copy of the plan or plans of the strange premises signed in token of approval by the licensing authority shall be attached to the licence and one copy shall be filed for record in the office of the licensing authority. | 