Cap. 279 чл. 5Licences.

(1) Where a person who is promoting, or proposes to promote, a collection in any locality for a purpose for which a licence may be granted, makes to the Commissioner of Police an application in the form set out in the First Schedule to this Act specifying the purpose of the collection, the locality (if limited to a locality) within which the collection is to be made and the other matters indicated in the said Schedule as required, and furnishes him with any other relevant information he may require, the Commissioner shall, subject to the following provisions of this article, grant to him a licence authorising him to promote a collection within the locality and for the purpose indicated in the licence, and subject to such other conditions as may be contained in the licence.

(2) A licence shall only be granted for a social purpose or other public benefit or public purpose, or for a purpose approved by the Minister, and shall only apply to a social purpose or other public benefit or public purpose or such purpose approved by the Minister. No licence shall be granted for a general purpose or for more than one purpose. The application for a licence must be signed by at least three individuals.

(3) A licence shall only be granted for specific events or for a stated period not exceeding twelve months and shall lapse on the

(a) that the total amount likely to be applied as a result of the collection (including any amount already so applied) for the purposes for which the licence is to be, or has been, granted is inadequate in proportion to the value of the proceeds likely to be received (including any proceeds already received);

(b) that remuneration which is excessive in relation to the total amount aforesaid is likely to be, or has been, retained or received out of the proceeds of the collection by any person;

(c) that the grant of a licence would be likely to facilitate the commission of an offence under article 338(w) or

(x) of the Criminal Code, or that an offence under those provisions has been committed in connection with the collection;

(d) that the applicant or the holder of the licence is not a fit and proper person to hold a licence;

(e) that the applicant or the holder of the licence has committed an offence against this Act or against any regulations made thereunder;

(f) that the applicant or the holder of the licence, in promoting a collection in respect of which a licence has been granted to him, has failed to exercise due diligence to secure that persons authorised by him to act as collectors for the purposes of the collection were fit and proper persons to secure compliance on the part of persons so authorised with the provisions of this Act and of regulations made thereunder, or to prevent prescribed badges or prescribed certificates of authority being obtained by persons other than persons so authorised; or

(g) that the applicant or holder of the licence has refused or neglected to furnish to the Commissioner such information as he may have reasonably required for the purpose of informing himself as to any of the matters specified in the foregoing paragraphs of this subarticle.

(5) When the Commissioner refuses to grant a licence or revokes a licence which has been granted, he shall give written notice to the applicant or holder of the licence giving reasons for the refusal or revocation and informing him of his right of appeal under this article; and the applicant or holder of the licence may thereupon appeal to the Minister against the refusal or revocation of the licence, as the case may be, and the decision of the Minister shall be final.

(6) The time within which any such appeal may be brought shall be fourteen days from the date on which notice is given under the Minister.