18 (a) a person holding a licence of dealer or distributor or wholesaler his name or a person whose relative already has a dealer or distributor or wholesaler licence; (b) a member of local bodies, local authority, Panchayati Raj Institutions, board or corporation, or Member of Legislative Assembly or a Member of Parliament during his tenure as such capacity; (c) a minor or person of unsound mind or an insolvent; (d) a person convicted by the court under the Act or in any other criminal proceedings connected with essential commodities; (e) a person holding a post in the establishment of any State Government or Central Government or any authority or body or institution of local self- Government established or constituted by or under the Constitution or by any other law made by the Parliament or a State Legislature or by notification issued or order made by the Central Government or a State Government; (f) a limited liability partnership; (g) a corporation or company; 1 [(h) a dealer, who has been terminated for contravention of the provisions of the Act or the Control Order; (i) a dealer, who has resigned or voluntarily surrendered his license:] Provided that nothing in this clause shall affect the continuance of existing license of dealer.] 2 [(iv) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (iii), if the 3 [Director] deems it necessary in the exigency of public interest to expedite the process of engagement of dealer, it inserted as Sub-clause (iiia) by cl. (3)(b) of the Notification No. 3034-FS/Sectt/Food/4P- 09/2012 (Pt. II), dated 14th December, 2020 (w.e.f. 16.12.2020). 1 item (h) and (i) ins. By cl. (1) of the Notification No. 2724-FS/Sectt/Food/4P-09/2012 (Pt. II) dated 28 th June, 2022 (w.e.f. 04.07.2022) 2 Sub-clauses (iv) and (iva) subs. by cl. (1)(c) of the Notification No. 2596-FS/Sectt/Food/4P-09/ 2012 (Pt. II), dated 9th August, 2021 (w.e.f.9.8.2021). Note: Earlier, another clasue (iva) has already been inserted in 2020—see Footnote No. 2 below: 3 subs, by cl. (3) of the Notification No. 4909-FS/Sectt/Food/4P-09/ 2012(Pt.III),, (w.e.f. 10.11.2023).