sec.24Application for interim licence

sec.24 Application for interim licence

The following persons may apply to the chief executive for an interim licence to conduct the business of a licensee on licensed premises— if a licensee is dead—a person entitled to be appointed as the legal personal representative of the deceased licensee; if the licensee is bankrupt or has taken advantage of the laws of bankruptcy—a person in possession of the licensed premises who is entitled to administer the affairs of the licensee; if the licensee is a corporation—a person in possession of the licensed premises who has been appointed to manage or wind-up the affairs of the licensee; a guardian of a licensee or an administrator or manager of the estate of a licensee. The chief executive may grant an interim licence only if the chief executive is satisfied that the person is a suitable person to hold the interim licence. The decision whether an adult or a corporation is a suitable person to hold an interim licence must be made in the same way as the decision as to whether a person is a suitable person to hold a licence. The chief executive may grant an interim licence— for a term, not longer than 1 year, the chief executive considers reasonable in the circumstances; and subject to the conditions stated in the interim licence. A person to whom an interim licence is granted has the authority given by, and is subject to the obligations imposed by, this Act and the licence as if the person were the licensee. (sec.24-ssec.1) The following persons may apply to the chief executive for an interim licence to conduct the business of a licensee on licensed premises— if a licensee is dead—a person entitled to be appointed as the legal personal representative of the deceased licensee; if the licensee is bankrupt or has taken advantage of the laws of bankruptcy—a person in possession of the licensed premises who is entitled to administer the affairs of the licensee; if the licensee is a corporation—a person in possession of the licensed premises who has been appointed to manage or wind-up the affairs of the licensee; a guardian of a licensee or an administrator or manager of the estate of a licensee. (sec.24-ssec.2) The chief executive may grant an interim licence only if the chief executive is satisfied that the person is a suitable person to hold the interim licence. (sec.24-ssec.3) The decision whether an adult or a corporation is a suitable person to hold an interim licence must be made in the same way as the decision as to whether a person is a suitable person to hold a licence. (sec.24-ssec.4) The chief executive may grant an interim licence— for a term, not longer than 1 year, the chief executive considers reasonable in the circumstances; and subject to the conditions stated in the interim licence. (sec.24-ssec.5) A person to whom an interim licence is granted has the authority given by, and is subject to the obligations imposed by, this Act and the licence as if the person were the licensee.