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 [55 STAT. PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 633-DEC. 26, 1941 Expiration. year. All licenses outstanding on the termination of a war in which the United States may be engaged or on the day set by Presidential proclamation for the suspension of the operation of the provisions of this Act shall expire on such termination or on that day. Refusal to issue "The Director or a licensing agent may refuse to issue a license license. when in his opinion, based on facts of which he has knowledge or reliable information, the applicant (a) is not sufficiently reliable and experienced to be authorized to manufacture or handle explosives and ingredients; or (b) is disloyal or hostile to the United States, or if the applicant is a firm, association, society, or corporation, its officers, directors, or controlling shareholders or members are disloyal or hostile to the United States. Revocation of1- "When the Director has reason to believe on like grounds that any ce se. licensee is disloyal or hostile to the United States, he may revoke all licenses issued to such licensee. If after notice and an opportunity to be heard, the Director finds that a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this Act or of the regulations issued hereunder, the Director may revoke all licenses issued to such licensee. oiar to Councl "An applicant to whom a license is refused by the Director or any licensee whose license is revoked by the Director may within thirty days after notification of the rejection of his application or the revocation of his license apply to the Council of National Defense for such license or the cancelation of such revocation. The Council shall make its order upon the Director either to grant or to withhold the license, or shall affirm or reverse the revocation. icel to regional "An applicant to whom a license is refused by a licensing agent may within thirty days after notification of the rejection of his application apply'to a regional officer for such license and the officer shall grant or withhold the license. The Director shall designate officials of the Bureau of Mines stationed in the field to pass on such ppeal to Director, appeals. If a regional officer upholds a licensing agent, the applicant may appeal to the Director. cepplication forl- "SEC. 9 . Unless the explosives and ingredients are to be purchased or accepted pursuant to section 4, any person desiring to manufacture, distribute, store, sell, issue, give, possess, purchase, accept, receive, acquire, or use explosives or ingredients shall make application for a license under this Act. The applicant under oath shall state his name; place of birth; whether a citizen of the United States, whether native-born or naturalized citizen of the United States; if a natural- ized citizen, the date and place of naturalization; if a firm, associa- tion, society, or corporation, the names, nationality, and addresses of its officers and directors, and the nationality of the controlling stockholders or members; business in which engaged; the amount and kind of explosives or ingredients which during the past six months have been acquired, disposed of, or used by him; the amount and kind of explosives or ingredients now on hand; whether sales, if any, have been made to jobbers, wholesalers, retailers, or consumers; the kind of license to be issued, and the kind and amount of explosives or ingredients which the license will authorize to be manufactured or handled; and such further information as the Director may from time to time require. Furnishing inorma- " SE c. 10. A licensee or an applicant for license under this Act shall furnish such information regarding himself and his business, so far as such business relates to or is connected with explosives or ingre- dients, at such time and in such manner as the Director or his author- etpes. ized representative may request. Licensees and applicants who are regularly engaged in the manufacture of explosives or ingredients prior to the date upon which the provisions of this Act are made operative by a proclamation of the President shall not be compelled 866

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