S.L. 65.11 Art. 62ESuspension or revocation of a licence.

(1) A public service garage licence shall be revoked where the holder no longer satisfies the conditions laid down in regulation 62A(1):

Provided that where the licence holder is not considered to be of good repute and conduct solely because any of the persons listed in regulation 62A(3) do not comply with the provisions of regulation 62A(1), the public service garage licence shall be suspended until the licence holder substitutes such person with another person who fulfils the requirements of these regulations:

Provided further that where the licence holder fails to fulfil the above mentioned requirement within a period of three months from the date of the sentence or sentences in terms of which the person is not considered to be compliant with the requirements of regulation 62A(1), the licence shall be withdrawn ipso jure.

(2) A suspension or revocation in terms of this regulation shall be effected by the Authority of its own motion or by order of a court of criminal jurisdiction:

Provided that where the Authority intends to suspend or revoke a public service garage licence of its own motion, it shall give the licence holder concerned notice in writing setting out the reasons for its intention to do so. Every notice given shall state that the licence holder concerned may, within ten days from service thereof, make representations in writing to the Authority giving reasons why the public service garage licence should not be suspended or revoked and the Authority shall consider any representations so made before arriving at a final decision. The Authority shall notify in writing its final decision to the licence holder concerned. The licence holder concerned shall have the right to appeal to the Tribunal against the decision of the Authority to suspend or revoke the public service garage licence within thirty days from notification of the Authority’s decision:

Provided further that the suspension of the licence shall have immediate effect not withstanding any appeal therefrom, unless otherwise ordered by the Tribunal or by a court of criminal jurisdiction:

Provided further that a decision of the Authority to revoke a public service garage licence shall not become operative until the expiration of the period within which an appeal may be made under this regulation and, if an appeal is made within such period, the decision shall become operative on the date of the decision of the Tribunal dismissing the appeal or the date on which the appeal is abandoned.