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L.S. 10.13 Regolamenti dwar l-Għoti, Tħassir u Tiġdid ta' Liċenzi għall-Bejgħ ta' Likuri Mhux Spiritużi

GRANT, RENEWAL AND CANCELLATION OF LICENCES FOR THE SALE OF NON-INTOXICANTS [ S.L.10.13 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 10.13 GRANT, RENEWAL AND CANCELLATION OF LICENCES FOR THE SALE OF NON-INTOXICANTS REGULATIONS 10th December, 1935 GOVERNMENT NOTICE 490 of 1935, as amended by Government Notices: 71 of 1943, 165 of 1944 and 829 of 1949; and Act XIV of 1969. Incorporating also GOVERNMENT NOTICE 110 of 1921. 1. The title of these Regulations is Grant, Renewal and Cancellation of Licences for the Sale of Non-intoxicants Regulations. Title. 2. For the purposes of these Regulations, "shops for the sale of non-intoxicants" mean coffee-shops, tea-rooms, restaurants, eating houses of every description, and shops for the sale of aerated waters. Meaning of shops. Substituted by: G.N. 71 of 1943. Amended by: G.N. 165 of 1944. 3. Applications for licences for the sale of non-intoxicants shall be addressed to the Commissioner of Police. Applications. 4. A licence for the sale of non-intoxicants may be granted by the Commissioner of Police to any person who is of age, provided that - Licence. Amended by: XIV. 1969.19. (

  1. a)the application is not, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, open to objection on any of the following grounds: (
  2. i)the character of the applicant, or of his wife or her husband; (
  3. ii)the proximity of the premises in respect of which a licence is applied for, to be calculated in the manner to be prescribed by the Commissioner of Police, to other shops licensed for the sale of wine, beer or spirituous liquors or nonintoxicants; (iii) the sufficiency of shops, holding similar licences, to meet the requirements of the public in the neighbourhood; (
  4. iv)the connection of such premises with a dwellinghouse; (
  5. b)no objection is raised by the Department of Health on sanitary grounds. 5. Licences granted as above shall be renewed on the 1st January of each year, provided that (
  6. a)the renewal is not, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, open to objection on any of the following grounds: (
  7. i)the non-observance on the licensed premises of any of these Regulations; Renewal of licences. Amended by: XIV. 1969.19. 2 [ S.L.10.13 GRANT, RENEWAL AND CANCELLATION OF LICENCES FOR THE SALE OF NON-INTOXICANTS (
  8. ii)Cap. 10. the conviction of the licensee on any of the contraventions referred to in article 193 of the Code of Police Laws or in articles 3, 9, 10 and 128 of the Food, Drugs and Drinking Water Ordinance *, or of any crime; (iii) the character of the licensee, or of his wife or her husband, during the past twelve months; (
  9. iv)the surrender of the premises for which the licence was granted; (
  10. v)the fact that the premises have been generally ill-conducted; (
  11. b)no objection is raised by the Department of Health on the ground of neglect of sanitary conditions and precautions. Prohibition to sell wine, etc. Substituted by: G.N. 71 of 1943. 6. No wine beer or spirituous liquors shall be sold, consumed or kept, and no cigarettes shall be sold or kept on the premises without a licence. For the purpose of this regulation, the expression "cigarettes" includes cigars, tobacco and smoking requisites. Licences to be personal. 7. Licences granted under these Regulations shall be personal and shall not be transferred except with the permission of the Commissioner of Police. Transfer of licence. 8. No application for a personal transfer of a licence shall be considered pending a criminal investigation against the licensee. Cancellation of licence. 9. The Commissioner of Police shall have the power to cancel, at any time in the course of the year, licences granted under these Regulations (
  12. a)if, in his opinion, the premises are ill-conducted; (
  13. b)in the case of non-observance of these Regulations; or (
  14. c)if the licensee is convicted of a crime. Effect of cancellation of licence. 10. When a licence is cancelled in terms of regulations 5 and 9 of these Regulations, the premises shall not be used again as a shop for the sale of non-intoxicants before the lapse of twelve months from the date of the cancellation of the licence. Opening hours. 11. Shops licensed under these Regulations shall not open before 4a.m. and shall close at 11p.m. Special licence. Substituted by: G.N. 829 of 1949. 12. The Commissioner of Police may grant licences for the opening of shops, licensed under these Regulations, before 4a.m. and, or, alternatively for the closing of these shops after 11p.m. if, in his opinion, this is necessary or useful for the convenience of special classes of the public following particular trades or callings, or on special occasion or occasions, or for any reasonable cause. *Repealed by Act XL of 1972 (Cap. 231). GRANT, RENEWAL AND CANCELLATION OF LICENCES FOR THE SALE OF NON-INTOXICANTS [ S.L.10.13 3 13. It shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Police to order the closing, between sunset or any other later hour and 8.00a.m or any earlier hour, of any shop licensed under these Regulations, if he has good reason to believe that the shop is used for the unlicensed sale of intoxicants or for other objectionable purposes; and he can also revoke such order. Powers of Commissioner of Police. G.N. 110 of 1921, incorporated. 14. The Shops for the Sale of Wine, Beer or Spirituous Liquors (Licences, Good Order and Public Decorum) Regulations shall apply to shops licensed for the sale of non-intoxicants. Applicability. S.L. 10.09.

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