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Section 11, The Liquor Licensing Short title Ordinance

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(I) If the applicant is already the holder of a licence Renewal ofunder this Ordinance in respect of premises for which he is applying for a new licence, and no notice of opposition has been Death or insolvency of applicant. Form of certificate. given, the Liquor Licensing Board hearing the application may, if it thinks fit, grant a certificate without hearing evidence as prescribed in the last preceding section. (2) Whenever a Liquor Licensing Board refuses to grant a certificate to an applicant who is already the holder of a licence in respect of premises for which he is applying for a new licence, the Chairman of that Board shall notify the applicant .in writing of the decision of his Board and its reasons therefor and, within fourteen days of receiving such notification, the applicant may appeal to the Supreme Court against that Board's decision by lodging a notice of appeal together with a memorandum of the grounds of the appeal with the Chairman of that Board. (3) On receiving notice of appeal under the last preceding sub-section, the Chairman of a Liquor Licensing Board shall forward to the Master and Registrar for consideration by the Supreme Court a copy of the proceedings before that Board together with the notice and memorandum of the grounds of appeal. (4) The Supreme Court may either confirm the Liquor Licensing Board's refusal to grant the certificate or may order the issue of the certificate by the Liquor Licensing Board, whereupon the Chairman of that Board shall issue such certificate forthwith. (5) \Vhen a certificate for the renewal of a licence has been refused by a Liquor Licensing Board, the Board may iil its discretion authorise the issue of a licence to the applicant for such period, not exceeding three months, as the Board may think proper to enable the applicant to dispose of intoxicating liquor then in his possession. A proportionate part of the prescribed fee for an annual licence shall be paid for every such licence.

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