28Notices to show cause why licence should not be cancelled

28 Notices to show cause why licence should not be cancelled

28 Notices to show cause why licence should not be cancelled

(1) The Commissioner may serve a notice (known as a show cause notice) on any licensee—

(a) who has become not entitled to be issued with a licence, or

(b) who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, made false or misleading statements in or in connection with an application for the licence that the licensee obtained, or

(c) who, or one of whose directors or employees, has contravened a provision of this Act, or the regulations, whether or not the licensee, director or employee has been prosecuted for or convicted of an offence in respect of the contravention, or

(d) who the Commissioner considers, in light of evidence acceptable to the Commissioner, is probably receiving or dealing in stolen wool, hides or skins, or

(e) who has failed to comply with a condition of the licence,

requiring the licensee to show cause, within a period of time (being not less than 14 days) specified by the notice, as to why the licensee’s licence should not be cancelled.