Miscellaneous Licences.
3. In these regulations—
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Interpretation.
“Ordinance” means the Miscellaneous Licences Ordinance; (Cap. 114.) “premises” means, unless the contrary appears, the premises for which any licence has been or is sought to be granted under the Ordinance;
“licensing authority” means the officer authorized to issue a licence under the Ordinance.
4. A licence may be renewed by the endorsement of Renewals. the renewal 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.
5.
The licensing authority may, on sufficient cause Transfers. being shown 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.
6. If the licensing authority is satisfied that a licence Duplicates. granted 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.
Revocations.
7. (1) The licensing authority may refuse to grant or Refusals and renew 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
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