7. Renewal of licence.- (1) A licence may be renewed by the Chief Inspector of Factories or any other officer appointed under sub-section (2-A) of section 8 of the Act and specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government. (2) Every application for the renewal of a licence shall be made in triplicate, in Form No.2 together with the payment of fees for a period of one year or five years as the case may be, and shall be submitted not less than 30 days before the date on which the licence expires. If the application, complete in all respects, is so made, the premises shall be held to be duly licensed until such date as the Chief Inspector of the Factories or as the case may be, the Officer appointed under sub-section (2-A) of section 8 of the Act and specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government, renews the licence. (3) The fees for the renewal of licence for one year shall be the same as for the grant thereof. In case an application for renewal has been made for a period of five years, the renewal fees shall be five times the fees payable for renewal of licence for one year, as specified in the Schedule appended below rule 5. Provided that if the application for renewal, duly completed in all respects, is not received within the time specified in sub-rule (2) of this rule, the licence shall be renewed only on payment of a fee twenty five percent in excess of the fees ordinarily payable for the renewal of a licence for the year or years for which the application has been received late. | 
