34LApplication for suspension or cancellation of licence

34L Application for suspension or cancellation of licence

(1) The following persons may apply to the Regulator for the suspension or cancellation of a licence—

(a) the licensee;

(b) the Chief Commissioner of Police;

(c) an owner of licensed tobacco premises who is in lawful possession of the premises;

(d) a mortgagee of licensed tobacco premises who is in lawful possession of the premises.

(2) An owner or a mortgagee of licensed tobacco premises may only make an application under subsection (1)(c) or (d) on one or more of the following grounds—

(a) the licensee has been legally evicted from the licensed tobacco premises;

(b) the licensee has abandoned the licensed tobacco premises;

(c) the licensee's lease, sublease, tenancy or other right to occupy the licensed tobacco premises has been lawfully terminated.

(3) An application under subsection (1) must—

(a) be in the form approved by the Regulator; and

(c) in the case of an application under subsection (1)(c) or (d), specify the grounds on which the application is made; and

(d) except in the case of an application by the Chief Commissioner of Police, be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(4) The Regulator may request the applicant to provide any other document or information that the Regulator reasonably requires to assess the application.

(5) If the applicant does not comply with a request under subsection (4)—

(b) any application fee paid is forfeited.

S. 34M inserted by No. 51/2024 s. 8.