PART II.
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[CH. 12.]
Children and Young Persons Act, 1933.
[23 GEO. 5.]
A.D. 1933. to the police magistrate and may make a report in writing on the case to him or may appear, or instruct some person to appear, before him and show cause why the licence should not be granted, and the police magis- trate shall not grant the licence unless he is satisfied that notice has been properly so given :
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Provided that if it appears that the notice was given less than seven days before the making of the application, the police magistrate may nevertheless grant a licence if he is satisfied that the officer to whom the notice was given has made sufficient enquiry into the facts of the case and does not desire to oppose the application.
(4) A licence under this section shall not be granted for more than three months but may be renewed by a police magistrate from time to time for a like period, so, however, that no such renewal shall be granted, unless the police magistrate-
(a) is satisfied by a report of a British consular officer or other trustworthy person that the conditions of the licence are being complied with;
(b) is satisfied that the application for renewal is made by or with the consent of the parent or guardian of the person to whom the licence relates.
(5) A police magistrate-
(a) may vary a licence granted under this section
and may
at any
time revoke such a licence for any cause which he, in his discretion, considers sufficient:
(b) need not, when renewing or varying a licence granted under this section, require the attend- ance before him of the person to whom the licence relates.
(6) The police magistrate to whom application is made for the grant, renewal or variation of a licence shall, unless he is satisfied that in the circumstances it is unnecessary, require the applicant to give such security as he may think fit (either by entering into a recog- nisance with or without sureties or otherwise) for the observance of the restrictions and conditions in the licence or in the licence as varied, and the recognisance may be enforced in like manner as a recognisance for the doing
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