S.L. 10.9 Art. 5Renewal of licences.

Licences granted as above shall be renewed annually, provided that -

(a) the renewal of the licence is not, in the opinion of the

Commissioner of Police, open to objection on any of the following grounds:

(i) the non-observance on the licensed premises of any of the regulations respecting licences;

(ii) the conviction of the licensee of any of the contraventions referred to in articles 184, 185,

188, 189 and 193 of the Code of Police Laws, or in articles 3, 9, 10, 117, 121, 125 and 128 of the * Food, Drugs and Drinking Water Ordinance ;

(iii) the character of the licensee, or of his wife or her husband, during the past twelve months;

(iv) the surrender of the premises for which the licence was granted;

(v) the fact that the premises have been generally ill-conducted;

(b) no objection is raised by the Department of Health on any of the following grounds:

(i) neglect of sanitary conditions and precautions;

(ii) sale of adulterated liquors or food unfit for consumption;

(c) no objection is raised, on grounds which are considered reasonable by the Prime Minister, by neighbours whose premises are within eighteen metres of the shop.