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[接上页] (4) An application by a grantee or a licensee for the renewal of a permit or a licence shall be made to the licensing authority in such form and manner as he may require. (5) The renewal of a permit or a licence under this section shall not take effect except on payment of the prescribed fee and the licensing authority may in respect of the renewed permit or licence impose any condition in addition to or instead of any condition previously imposed by him under section 5(2) or 6(4), as the case may be. (6) A renewal of a permit or a licence under this section before the expiration of the permit or the licence shall take effect on the day following the day of its expiration. (7) Any permit or licence in respect of which an application for renewal is made under this section and which expires prior to the determination of such application shall, unless such application is withdrawn, or the permit or the licence is revoked or suspended under section 10, remain in force until the determination by the licensing authority of such application. (8) A renewal of a permit or a licence under this section shall have effect from the day following the day upon which the permit or the licence being renewed would have expired but for subsection (7), for a period of 24 months or such lesser period as may be indicated by the licensing authority at the time of renewal. Cap 573 s 9 Provisional permits and provisional licences (1) Where an application is made to the licensing authority under section 5(1) for the grant of a permit or the issue of a licence, as the case may be, in respect of a karaoke establishment, the licensing authority may on application grant a provisional permit or issue a provisional licence. (2) A provisional permit or a provisional licence shall authorize the grantee or the licensee to operate a karaoke establishment until- (a) the expiration of a period of 6 months or of such lesser period as may be indicated in the provisional permit or the provisional licence; (b) the licensing authority grants a permit or issues a licence to the applicant under section 5(2); or (c) the licensing authority serves a copy of a written order made under section 5(6) on the applicant notifying his refusal to grant a permit or to issue a licence,whichever occurs first. (3) A provisional permit or a provisional licence may, on one occasion only, be renewed on expiration for a period of 6 months or for such lesser period as may be indicated by the licensing authority at the time of renewal. Cap 573 s 10 Revocation, suspension, refusal to renew or transfer; amendment or variation of conditions of permit or licence The licensing authority may by notice in writing served on the grantee or licensee- (a) revoke a permit or a licence; (b) suspend a permit or a licence for such period of time as he may think fit; (c) refuse to renew or transfer a permit or a licence; or (d) amend or vary the conditions of a permit or a licence,if- (i) he is satisfied that any false or misleading statement or information was made or furnished by an applicant in connection with the application to obtain, renew or transfer the permit or the licence; (ii) the grantee or the licensee has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance or any regulation made under section 21; (iii) in the case where the grantee or the licensee is a body corporate or a partnership, the person whose name appears on the permit or the licence as the representative of the body corporate or partnership has been convicted of an offence under this Ordinance or any regulation made under section 21; (iv) a condition of the permit or the licence is contravened, whether or not any person has been convicted of an offence under section 17; or (v) he ceases to be satisfied of any matter in respect of which he is required to be satisfied under section 5(3). Cap 573 s 11 Notice of refusal of permit or licence or renewal and of revocation or suspension, etc. (1) The licensing authority shall, before refusing an application for the grant of a permit or the issue of a licence under section 5(6) or before serving notice under section 10, serve on the applicant or the grantee or the licensee, as the case may be, notice of his intention to do so, stating the grounds on which he intends to refuse the application or to serve the notice, as the case may be, and containing an intimation that such applicant or such grantee or such licensee may make written representations to him. (2) If the licensing authority decides to refuse an application for the grant of a permit or the issue of a licence under section 5(6) or serve a notice under section 10, he shall make a written order, properly dated and signed, to that effect and shall serve a copy thereof on the applicant or the grantee or the licensee, as the case may be. Cap 573 s 12 Appeals Any person aggrieved by a decision of the licensing authority made in respect of him under section 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 may, within 28 days of receiving notice of the decision, appeal to the Administrative Appeals Board. |