Tobacco and Other Smoking Products Act 1998
sec.21Deciding application
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sec.21 Deciding application
After considering an application for a retail or wholesale licence, the chief executive must decide to— grant the application; or refuse to grant the application. Also, if the applicant is not yet the owner of the business to which the application relates, the chief executive may grant the application on the condition that the applicant becomes the owner of the business. If the applicant is a corporation that proposes to purchase a business that sells smoking products, the chief executive may grant the application subject to the condition that the applicant completes the purchase. In granting the application, the chief executive may impose conditions on the licence that the chief executive considers appropriate for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act or mitigating the health risks associated with the sale of smoking products. In this section— owner , of a business, means the adult individual, corporation or partnership that owns and controls the business. s 21 ins 2023 No. 16 s 7 (sec.21-ssec.1) After considering an application for a retail or wholesale licence, the chief executive must decide to— grant the application; or refuse to grant the application. (sec.21-ssec.2) Also, if the applicant is not yet the owner of the business to which the application relates, the chief executive may grant the application on the condition that the applicant becomes the owner of the business. If the applicant is a corporation that proposes to purchase a business that sells smoking products, the chief executive may grant the application subject to the condition that the applicant completes the purchase. (sec.21-ssec.3) In granting the application, the chief executive may impose conditions on the licence that the chief executive considers appropriate for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this Act or mitigating the health risks associated with the sale of smoking products. (sec.21-ssec.4) In this section— owner , of a business, means the adult individual, corporation or partnership that owns and controls the business.
- (a) grant the application; or
- (b) refuse to grant the application.