(2) Before revoking the licence, the Licensing Officer must give notice to the licensee concerned—
- (a) stating that the Licensing Officer intends to revoke the licence; and
- (b) specifying the time within which written representations may be made to the Licensing Officer.
(3) The time specified by the Licensing Officer in the notice given under subsection (2) must not be less than 14 days after the date of the notice.
(4) Despite subsection (3), the Licensing Officer may specify a time, being less than 14 days after the date of the notice mentioned in subsection (2), if—
- (a) the Licensing Officer is of the opinion that it is in the public interest for the licence to be revoked as soon as possible; or
- (b) the licensee is contravening, or has contravened, any requirement of the Act.
(5) The Licensing Officer may, after considering any written representation made by the licensee concerned, revoke the licence and notify the licensee of the revocation.
(6) The Licensing Officer must, if so required by the licensee concerned, furnish the licensee, within 7 days after being so required, with the grounds of revocation of the licence in writing.
(7) Any person who is aggrieved by the revocation of the person’s licence by the Licensing Officer may appeal in writing against the revocation to the Minister—
- (a) within 14 days after being notified of the revocation; or
- (b) if the person requires (within the period mentioned in paragraph (a)) the Licensing Officer to furnish the grounds of revocation, within 14 days after being furnished with the grounds of revocation,
and the Minister’s decision is final.
