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No. 9 of 1911.
LIQUORS CONSOLIDATION.
Licensing Board.
*
Mode of
election of licensing justices.
Publican's licences, restaurant adjunct licences, and hotel keeper's adjunct licences.
9.--(1) All applications for the granting or transfer of publican's licences, restaurant adjunct licences and hotel keeper's adjunct licences shall be made to a board of licensing justices, hereinafter called the Board.
(2) The Board shall consist of a chairman, vice-chairman and five other members. The members shall hold office for three years.
The magistrates' clerk shall be ex officio secretary to the Board.
(3) The chairman, vice-chairman and two other members shall be appointed by the Governor, and of the four members appointed by the Governor under this sub-section two shall be official and two unofficial justices of the peace.
(4) Three of the members of the Board shall be elected by the unofficial justices of the peace from among their number: Provided that if no nomination is received, or if nominations are not received for all the vacancies announced, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a justice or justices to fill the vacancy or vacancies.
(5) If any licensing justice who was appointed by the Governor under sub-section (3) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint another justice to act as a member of the Board during the absence of the substantive member. Such acting member shall be an official or an unofficial justice according as the substantive member is an official or an unofficial justice.
(6) If any licensing justice who was elected or appointed under sub-section (4) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the unofficial justices of the peace to elect from among their number a justice to act as a member of the Board during the absence of the substantive member: Provided that an acting member may be appointed by the Governor if no nomination is received for the acting appointment.
(7) Three members of the Board, one of whom must be the chairman or vice-chairman, shall form a quorum.
10. The mode of election of licensing justices, the proceedings incident and other matters relating thereto, shall be governed by rules made by the Governor in Council.
* As amended by No. 6 of 1920 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
1862
No. 9 of 1911.
LIQUORS CONSOLIDATION.
Licensing Board.
*
Modo of
election of licensing justices.
Publican's licences, restaurant adjunct licences, and hotel keeper's adjunct licences.
9.--(1) All applications for the granting or transfer of publican's licences, restaurant adjunct licences and hotel keeper's adjunct licences shall be made to a board of licens- ing justices, hereinafter called the Board.
(2) The Board shall consist of a chairman, vice-chairman and five other members. The members shall hold office for three years.
The magistrates' clerk shall be ex officio secretary to the Board.
(3) The chairman, vice-chairman and two other members shall be appointed by the Governor, and of the four members appointed by the Governor under this sub-section two shall be official and two unofficial justices of the peace.
(4) Three of the members of the Board shall be elected by the unofficial justices of the peace from among their number: Provided that if no nomination is received, or if nominations are not received for all the vacancies announced, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a justice or justices to fill the vacancy or vacancies.
(5) If any licensing justice who was appointed by the Governor under sub-section (3) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint another justice to act as a member of the Board during the absence of the substantive member. Such acting member shall be an official or an unofficial justice according as the substantive member is an official or an unofficial justice.
(6) If any licensing justice who was elected or appointed under sub-section (4) is absent from the Colony, it shall be lawful for the unofficial justices of the peace to elect from among their number a justice to act as a member of the Board during the absence of the substantive member: Provided that an acting member may be appointed by the Governor if no nomination is received for the acting appoint-
ment.
(7) Three members of the Board, one of whom must be the chairman or vice-chairman, shall form a quorum.
10. The mode of election of licensing justices, the pro- ceedings incident and other matters relating thereto, shall be governed by rules made by the Governor in Council.
* As amended by No. 6 of 1920 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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