Section 9, The Hotel and Restaurant Act, 1980

(1) Where on the basis of the complaints investigated according to section 8 or as a result of an inspection by an officer authorised by the Board or on the basis of any other reliable information it appears to the Board that— (a) the holder of a Hotel, Night Club or Restaurant Manager's Licence has ceased to be a fit and proper person to manage a hotel, night club or restaurant; or (b) a hotel, night club or restaurant is being conducted in an unclean or unsanitary manner; or (c) a hotel, night club or restaurant is being conducted as to constitute a nuisance or annoyance to persons in the neighbourhood or in an improper manner; or (d) the food served in a hotel, night club or restaurant is not properly prepared, cooked or served; or (e) any conditions specified in sub-section (5) of section 8 is not being, or has ceased to be complied with, the Board, after giving the licensee the opportunity of being heard, may give notice in writing to the licensee concerned specifying the matters which the Board considers require to be remedied and requiring him to remedy them to its satisfaction before a specified date. [Margin: Minister may require Licensee to show good cause.] (2) If a licensee fails to comply with the requirements of a notice given to him under subsection (1), the Board may, without prejudice to any liability on the part of the licensee to be prosecuted for an offence under this Act, call upon the licensee to show cause why his licence shall not be suspended, varied or cancelled and thereafter, if the licensee fails to show good cause, the Board may suspend, vary or cancel such licence. [Margin: Appeals.]