34OProcedure on application by owner or mortgagee of licensed tobacco premises for suspension or cancellation of licence

34O Procedure on application by owner or mortgagee of licensed tobacco premises for suspension or cancellation of licence

(1) This section applies to an application for suspension or cancellation of a licence made by an owner or mortgagee of licensed tobacco premises under section 34L(1)(c) or (d).

(2) The Regulator must give a copy of the application to—

(b) any other person that the Regulator considers would suffer material detriment as a result of the suspension or cancellation of the licence.

(3) A person who has received a copy of an application under subsection (2) may, within 14 days after receiving the application, object to the application by giving written notice to the Regulator of the objection and the reasons for objecting.

(4) If the Regulator does not receive any objection under subsection (3), the Regulator must grant the application and suspend or cancel the licence.

(5) The Regulator must consider any objection received under subsection (3) and—

(a) if the Regulator considers that the suspension or cancellation of the licence is warranted, suspend or cancel the licence; or

(b) if the Regulator considers that suspension or cancellation of the licence is not warranted, refuse to suspend or cancel the licence.

(6) The Regulator must give written notice of the Regulator's decision whether or not to suspend or cancel the licence under this section to—

(b) the licensee and any other person to whom the Regulator gave a copy of the application under subsection (2); and

(c) the Chief Commissioner of Police; and

(d) the Council in whose municipal district the licensed tobacco premises is situated.

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