19Transfer of licence to another licensee

19 Transfer of licence to another licensee

(1)  The Secretary may, on application made in accordance with this section, transfer the licence for an establishment to another person who intends to conduct the establishment –

(a) by an appropriate endorsement on the licence; or

(b) by cancelling the licence and issuing a substitute licence to that person.

(2)  An application under this section –

(a) is to be in, or to the effect of, a form approved by the Secretary; and

(b) is to be accompanied by such particulars as to the establishment and the conduct of the establishment as the Secretary may require; and

(c) is to be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(3)  The Secretary may refuse an application if, in the Secretary's opinion, the proposed licensee, or any of the proposed licensees, is not a fit and proper person to be a licensee.