57Sale of licence by Minister

57 Sale of licence by Minister S. 57(1) amended by Nos 5/2002 s. 27(a), 32/2010 s. 77(Sch.). (1) Instead of issuing a licence on an application under section 51(1) the Minister may, after having considered the matters mentioned in section 53, sell a licence— (c) in any other manner that he or she thinks fit. (2) If the Minister decides to sell a licence under subsection (1), he or she must cause a notice to be published in the Government Gazette and in a newspaper circulating generally in the area concerned— (a) declaring that the licence is available for purchase by any person holding the qualifications specified in the notice; and (b) giving details of the method by which the licence is to be sold; and (c) specifying the conditions to which the licence will be subject and the period for which it is capable of remaining in force. S. 57(3) amended by Nos 5/2002 s. 27(b), 32/2010 s. 77(Sch.). (3) For the purposes of this Act a licence sold under subsection (1) must be treated as if it had been issued to the purchaser on application by the purchaser under section 51(1).