s 7 Licences to sell controlled articles
(1) The Controller may, subject to this Act or any regulations made thereunder and to such conditions as he may think fit, by written licence authorize any person to sell wholesale or retail any controlled article in any premises or at a place or places specified in the licence. (2) The Controller may issue or renew licences to deal in controlled articles. (3) Every licence issued under this section shall be valid for such period as may be expressed therein and may, subject to any order made by any court under subsection 22(3), be renewed for such further period as the Controller thinks fit. (4) Whenever, under this Act or any regulations made thereunder any person is required to obtain a written licence or permit the person shall, on demand, produce the licence or permit to the Controller or to any police officer or to any person acting under authority of the Controller and authorized to examine any person or supplies, or to any person designated by the Controller to demand its production, and any person who fails to do so shall be guilty of an offence against this Act. (5) The Controller may at any time, without any reason assigned, vary the conditions of or suspend or revoke or refuse to renew any licence or permit which he may have granted under this Act or any regulations made thereunder. (6) Any person aggrieved by the refusal of the Controller to issue or renew a licence under this section or by any action of the Controller under subsection (5), may appeal against the refusal or action to the Minister, whose decision shall be final.