(6) Where a request is made under subsection (5), the licensing authority shall as soon as practicable, and in any event within 28 days after receiving the request—
- (a) if satisfied that the circumstances that gave rise to the making of the order no longer exist, by notice in writing served on the person who made the request, declare that the order shall cease to have effect; or
- (b) in any other case, notify the person in such manner as he thinks fit of any outstanding matter that requires to be remedied.
(7) If the licensing authority—
- (a) rejects a request; or
- (b) fails to make a declaration under subsection (6)(a) within the specified period,
the person who made the request may apply to the District Court for the discharge of the order.
(8) A person who makes an application under subsection (7) shall give notice in writing of the application to the licensing authority within 7 days after making the application.
(9) On hearing an application for the discharge of an order, the District Court may discharge the order if it is satisfied that the circumstances that gave rise to the making of the order no longer exist.
PART V
Miscellaneous
17. Offences in relation to permits and licences
(1) Any person who on any occasion operates, keeps, manages or otherwise has control of a karaoke establishment in respect of which a permit or a licence, as the case may be, has been granted or issued—
- (a) in contravention of any condition of the permit or the licence, as the case may be, so granted or issued;
- (b) in any premises other than the premises indicated in the permit or the licence, as the case may be, so granted or issued; or
- (c) under any name other than the name of the karaoke establishment indicated in the permit or the licence, as the case may be, so granted or issued,
commits an offence.
(2) Where a person charged with an offence under subsection (1)(a) is—
- (a) a representative of a body corporate or a partnership whose name appears on the permit or the licence concerned; or
