33 proposes to make and of its reasons for wishing to make the amendment, and shall give the licensee an adequate opportunity to make representations in the matter. (3) If the Authority refuses to amend a licence at the request of the licensee, it shall, within ten days after reaching its decision, notify the licensee in writing of its decision and of the reasons for it. 43 Suspension, cancellation and enforcement of licences (1) Subject to this section and section forty-four, the Authority may suspend or cancel any licence if the Authority has reasonable grounds for believing that ⎯ (a) the licence was issued in error or through fraud or the misrepresentation or nondisclosure of a material fact by the licensee; or (b) the licensee has contravened any provision of this Act that is applicable to him; or (c) the licensee misrepresents the service or system he offers to the public; or (d) the licensee has ceased to provide the service or system specified in the licence; or (e) the licensee has assigned, ceded or otherwise transferred the licence to another person without the prior approval of the Authority; or (f) the licensee has failed to comply with any term or condition of the licence. (2) Before taking any action in terms of subsection (1), the Authority shall notify the licensee in writing of its intention to suspend or cancel the licence concerned and the reasons for doing so, and shall call upon the licensee to show cause, within such reasonable period as may be specified in the notice, why the licence should not be suspended or cancelled, as the case may be. (3) If, at the expiry of the period specified in the notice given in terms of subsection (2), and after considering any representations made by the licensee, the Authority is satisfied for any reason specified in subsection (1) that the licence concerned should be suspended or cancelled, the Authority may, by notice in writing to the licensee, suspend or cancel the licence or take such other action as it considers appropriate. (4) Without derogation from its powers in terms of subsections (1), (2) and (3), where the Authority is satisfied that a licensee is contravening, has contravened or is likely to contravene any of the terms or conditions of his licence, the Authority may serve upon the licensee an order⎯ (a) requiring the licensee to do, or not to do, such things as are specified in the order for the purpose of rectifying or avoiding any contravention or threatened contravention of any term or condition of the licence; and (b) stipulating the period within which any requirement referred to in paragraph (a) shall be commenced and completed; and notice of the order shall be published by the Authority in such manner as it considers appropriate to draw the attention of other persons affected or likely to be affected by the contravention or threatened contravention of the licence. (5) Before serving an order in terms of subsection (4), the Authority shall serve a notice upon the licensee concerned⎯

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