s 7 Application for or to renew licence
7.—(1) An application for or to renew a licence must be made to the Licensing Officer in accordance with this section.(2) An application under subsection (1) must —(a) be in the form and manner required by the Licensing Officer; (b) be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer; and (c) be accompanied by any information that the Licensing Officer requires to decide on the application. (3) In addition to the requirements under subsection (2), an application to renew a licence must —(a) be made not later than the prescribed time before the date the licence expires (called in this subsection the renewal deadline); and (b) if made later than the renewal deadline, be accompanied by a non‑refundable late renewal application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer. (4) The Licensing Officer or an authorised officer may —(a) carry out any inquiry or investigation in relation to an application under subsection (1) that is necessary for a proper consideration by the Licensing Officer of the application; and (b) request that the applicant provide, within a specified time, any additional information that the Licensing Officer requires for a proper consideration of the application. (5) The Licensing Officer may refuse an application under subsection (1) —(a) that is incomplete or otherwise not made in accordance with this section; or (b) if the applicant fails to provide the additional information requested under subsection (4)(b). (6) An applicant who, in an application under subsection (1), makes a statement which the applicant knows to be false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. —(1) An application for or to renew a licence must be made to the Licensing Officer in accordance with this section. (2) An application under subsection (1) must —(a) be in the form and manner required by the Licensing Officer; (b) be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer; and (c) be accompanied by any information that the Licensing Officer requires to decide on the application. (3) In addition to the requirements under subsection (2), an application to renew a licence must —(a) be made not later than the prescribed time before the date the licence expires (called in this subsection the renewal deadline); and (b) if made later than the renewal deadline, be accompanied by a non‑refundable late renewal application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer. (4) The Licensing Officer or an authorised officer may —(a) carry out any inquiry or investigation in relation to an application under subsection (1) that is necessary for a proper consideration by the Licensing Officer of the application; and (b) request that the applicant provide, within a specified time, any additional information that the Licensing Officer requires for a proper consideration of the application. (5) The Licensing Officer may refuse an application under subsection (1) —(a) that is incomplete or otherwise not made in accordance with this section; or (b) if the applicant fails to provide the additional information requested under subsection (4)(b). (6) An applicant who, in an application under subsection (1), makes a statement which the applicant knows to be false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.