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Printing Presses (Licensing) Regulations. [CAP. 268

7. Except with the prior permission of the Commissioner of Police, no printing press or part of a printing press in respect of which a Class II licence has been issued shall be removed from the place specified in the licence.

8. If a licence is refused it shall be lawful for the applicant within fourteen days from the date of the refusal to appeal to the Governor in Council against such refusal, and upon consideration of such appeal and of any reply thereto submitted in writing by the Commissioner of Police it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to allow or to dismiss the appeal, and if he allows the appeal to give such directions as may be necessary in order to give effect to such allowance.

9. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council in his discretion to order any printing press licence to be cancelled. No such order shall be made until notice of intention to consider the making of such order has been served on the licensee in accord- ance with the provisions of regulation 10. Every such notice shall contain a statement of the grounds upon which it is alleged that the order should be made and shall allow to the licensee a period of fourteen days from the date of the service of the notice, within which the licensee shall be at liberty to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Clerk of Councils a written statement of any reasons which he may wish to urge against the making of the order. Upon the expiration of the said period it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to proceed to consider and decide whether the order should not be made. Any such order of can- cellation shall be served on the licensee in the manner referred to in this regulation and shall thereupon be deemed to have been brought to the notice of the licensee and to be effective for all purposes. Upon service of the order of cancellation the licence shall forthwith be returned by the licensee to the Commissioner of Police. No person shall without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession any printing press licence which has been cancelled.

10. The notice referred to in regulation 9 may be served by delivering it personally to the licensee if the licensee is an in- dividual, or by delivering it personally to some officer of the corporation if the licensee is a corporation, or by leaving the notice with some adult person at the licensed premises, or by posting up the notice outside the licensed premises if service cannot be effected in any other way.

11. Any person who contravenes regulation 5, 6 or 7 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two months.

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[Subsidiary] Restriction upon removal. Class II licence.

Appeal against refusal to grant licence.

Cancellation of printing press licence.

Service of notice.

Offences and penalties. G.N.A. 27/54.