Provided that if the application for the renewal of a license is made before is expiry or within one month of its expiry, or if the application is made within three months of its expiry after payment of the additional fee of rupees thirty, the license shall continue to be in force until orders are passed on the application. The license shall be deemed to have expired, if application for its renewal is not made within three months of its expiry.

156-A. Duration of loan license. - An original loan license in Form 25-E or a renewed loan license in Form 26-E, unless sooner suspended or cancelled, shall be valid up to the 31st December of all year following the year in which it is granted or renewed:

Provided that if the application for the renewal of a loan license is made in accordance with Rule 153-A, the loan license shall continue to be in force until orders are passed on the application. The license shall be deemed to have expired, if application for its renewal is not made within three months of its expiry.

157. Conditions for the grant or renewal of a license in Form 25-D - Before a license in Form 25-D is granted or renewed in Form 26-D the following conditions shall be complied with by the applicant, namely:-

1. The manufacture of Ayurvedic (including Siddha) or Unani drugs shall be carried out in such premises and under such hygienic conditions as are specified in schedule T.

2. The manufacture of Ayurvedic (including Siddha) or Unani drugs shall be conducted under the direction and supervision of competent technical staff consisting at least of one person, who is a whole-time employee and who possesses the following qualifications, namely:-

1.(a) A degree in Ayurveda or Ayurvedic Pharmacy, Siddha or Unani systems of medicine, as the case may be, conferred by a University, a State Govt. or Statutory Facilities, Councils and Boards of Indian Systems of Medicine recognized by the Central Govt. or a State Govt. for this purpose, or

(b) A diploma in Ayurveda, Siddha or Unani System of medicine granted by a State Govt. or an Institution recognized by the Central Govt. for this purpose.