Section 45
Cancellation of licence or permit
(1)
If at any time it appears to the Director that —
(a)
any premises or vehicle, in respect of which a licence or permit has been granted, has become unfit for the purpose for which it was licensed by reason of the increase of building or of population in its neighbourhood;
(b)
from any other cause, any licence or permit should for the public safety be cancelled; or
(c)
the person to whom the licence or permit was granted contravenes any of the conditions of the licence or permit, the Director may cancel the licence or permit.
(2)
The Director shall, before cancelling any licence or permit under subsection (1), give to the person concerned notice in writing of his intention to do so specifying a date, not less than 21 days after the notice, upon which the cancellation shall take effect and calling upon the person concerned to show cause to the Director why the licence or permit should not be cancelled.
(3)
When the Director has cancelled the licence or permit under subsection (1), he shall inform the person concerned by notice in writing of such cancellation as soon as it may be practicable.
(4)
The person whose licence or permit has been cancelled may, within 14 days of the receipt of the notice referred to in subsection (3), or such extended period of time as the Minister may allow, appeal in writing against the cancellation to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(5)
An order of cancellation shall not take effect until the expiration of a period of 14 days after the Director has informed the holder of the licence or permit in question of the order.
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(6)
If within that period the holder of the licence or permit in question gives due notice of appeal to the Minister, the order shall not take effect unless the order is confirmed by the Minister or the appeal is for any reason dismissed by the Minister.