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2. In these regulations—
(a) "the Ordinance" means the Miscellaneous Licences Ordin- ance, 1933.
(b) the promises" means, unless the contrary appears, the premises for which any beence has been or is sought to be granted under the Ordinance.
(c) "Licensing authority'
a licence under the Ordinance.
means the officer authorised to issue
Interpreta-
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3. A licence may be renewed by the endorsement of the renewal Renewals. thereof by the licensing authority on the original licence; and each renewal shall be subject to the same fee as the fee prescribed by these regulations for such licence.
4. The licensing authority may, on sufficient cause being shown: Transfers. to his satisfaction and subject to such conditions as he may think fit to impose permit
(a) the transfer of an existing licence until its expiration to another person; or
(b) the transfer of an existing licence until its expiration to different premises;
and such transfer shall be endorsed on the licence.
5. If the licensing authority is satisfied that a licence granted Duplicates. or transferred to any person under the provisions of the Ordinance has been lost or destroyed, or accidentally defaced, he may issue to such person a duplicate of the licence on payment of the fee prescribed by these regulations.
6.-(1) The licensing authority may refuse to grant or renew Refusals
a licence, or may revoke a licence granted :-
(a) to a person under the age of twenty-one years;
(b) to any person who may be unsuitable to hold such licence:
(c) in respect of any premises which are unsuitable for the purposes for which the licence is required or held, or in which the accommodation or provision for treatment, where such is the purpose of the licence, is not reasonably adequate or suitable;
(d) in respect of any premises which have been or are being improperly conducted;
(e) in respect of any premises in which any curative treatment is or may be administered by any person who does not possess such technical qualifications as may be reasonably necessary;
(f) in respect of any premises in which no adequate provision against fire has been made;
(g) in respect of any premises which are being conducted in contravention of the provisions of the Ordinance, or any regulation made thereunder; and
(h) to any person or in respect of any premises, if such refusal or revocation in his opinion be expedient in the public interest.
(2) Upon any breach of the Ordinance or any regulation or condition of a licence the licensing authority may in his discretion peremptorily revoke the licence, whereupon the same shall forthwith cease to be valid.
In all other cases, the licensing authority shall not refuse to renew or shall not revoke a licence unless he has given to the person applying for the licence or holding the licence proposed to be revoked not less than seven days' previous notice either personally or in writing that objections have been or will be taken to such renewal or that a revocation is proposed. Such written notice as aforesaid may be given by post to the applicant at the premises or at his last address as shown in any register of licences kept by the licensing authority.
Provided that no such notice shall be necessary in the case of non-renewal of any hawker's licence.
and revoca- tions.
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