s 10 Modification of conditions of licence
10.—(1) The Licensing Officer may modify the conditions of a licence in accordance with this section without compensating the licensee to whom the licence is granted. (2) Before modifying any conditions of a licence, the Licensing Officer must give notice to the licensee concerned —(a) stating that the Licensing Officer proposes to make the modification in the manner as specified in the notice; and (b) specifying the time within which the licensee may make written representations to the Licensing Officer with respect to the proposed modification. (3) The time specified by the Licensing Officer in the notice given under subsection (2) must not be less than 14 days after the date of the notice. (4) Despite subsection (3), the Licensing Officer may specify a time, being less than 14 days after the date of the notice mentioned in subsection (2), if —(a) the Licensing Officer is of the opinion that it is in the public interest for the licence conditions to be modified as soon as possible; or (b) the licensee is contravening, or has contravened, any requirement of the Act. (5) Upon receiving any written representation from the licensee concerned, the Licensing Officer must consider that representation and may —(a) reject the representation; (b) amend the proposed modification in such manner as the Licensing Officer thinks fit having regard to the representation; or (c) withdraw the proposed modification. (6) Where —(a) the Licensing Officer rejects any written representation under subsection (5)(a); (b) the Licensing Officer amends any proposed modification to the conditions of the licence under subsection (5)(b); or (c) no written representation is received by the Licensing Officer within the time specified by the Licensing Officer, or any written representation made by the licensee is subsequently withdrawn, and the licensee has not given immediate effect to the modification, the Licensing Officer must issue a direction to the licensee requiring the licensee, within the time specified by the Licensing Officer, to give effect to the modification as specified in the notice given under subsection (2), or as amended by the Licensing Officer, as the case may be. (7) Where the Licensing Officer has issued a direction mentioned in subsection (6) to a licensee, the licensee may, within 14 days after the date of the direction, appeal in writing against the issuance of the direction to the Minister, whose decision is final. (8) The direction mentioned in subsection (6) takes effect on the date specified in the direction despite an appeal being made to the Minister under subsection (7), unless the Minister otherwise specifies.