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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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