11. Replacement of section 23D of the principal enactment

Section 23D of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following substituted therefor:-

23D. Where a licence has been issued to any person under this Part and such person acts in violation of the provisions of this Act, or any regulation made thereunder or any of the terms, standards and conditions of the licence, or where since the issue of the licence, the receiving environment has been altered or changed due to natural factors or otherwise, or where the continued discharge, deposit or emission of waste into the environment under the authority of a licence will or could affect any beneficial use adversely, or where the licensee fails to prevent any industrial accident

“Suspension or cancellation of a licence which results in causing or is likely to cause an adverse effect on the environment, the

Director-General or any officer authorized by the Director-General may by Order suspend the licence for any period specified in such

Order, or cancel such licence.”.