Section 16. Suspension or cancellation of registration

16. Suspension or cancellation of registration. —(1) The Appropriate Authority may, suo motu or on complaint, issue a notice to any[4] [hospital or Tissue Bank, as the case may be,] to show cause why its registration under this Act should not be suspended or cancelled for the reasons mentioned in the notice. (2) If, after giving a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the[4] [hospital or Tissue Bank, as the case may be,] the Appropriate Authority is satisfied that there has been a breach of any of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, it may, without prejudice to any criminal action that it may take against such[4] [hospital or Tissue Bank, as the case may be,] suspend its registration for such period as it may think fit or cancel its registration: 1. Ins. by Act 16 of 2011, s. 11 (w.e.f. 10-1-2014). 2. Ins. by s. 12, ibid . (w.e.f. 10-1-2014). 3. Subs. by s. 13, ibid ., for "grant to the hospital" (w.e.f. 10-1-2014). 4. Subs. by s. 14, ibid ., for "hospital" (w.e.f. 10-1-2014). Provided that where the Appropriate Authority is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do in the public interest, it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, suspend the registration of any 1[hospital or Tissue Bank, as the case may be,] without issuing any notice. — 17. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by an order of the Authorisation Committee rejecting an application for approval under sub-section (6) of section 9, or any hospital[2] [or Tissue Bank, as the case may be,] aggrieved by an order of the Appropriate Authority rejecting an application for registration under sub-section (2) of section 15 or an order of suspension or cancellation of registration under sub-section (2) of section 16, may, within thirty days from the date of the receipt of the order, prefer an — appeal, in such manner as may be prescribed, against such order to (i) the Central Government where the appeal is against the order of the Authorisation Committee constituted under clause (a) of sub-section (4) of section 9 or against the order of the Appropriate Authority appointed under sub-section (1) of section 13; or (ii) the State Government, where the appeal is against the order of the Authorisation Committee constituted under clause (b) of sub-section (4) of section 9 or against the order of the Appropriate Authority appointed under sub-section (2) of section 13.