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Licence to
conduct
Pool
Retting.

Period
cavered
by licence.

Licence fee.

Duty and
tax on Pool
Betting.

 

Ch. 30. No. 21.] Pool Betting.

premises intended to be used by him for the purposes
of the business ;

(c) give to the Commissioner the full name and
address and occupation of every person who has
agreed to carry on the business in association with him,
with such evidence in support of such agreement as
the Commissioner may require.

4. On the receipt by the Commissioner of such notifica-
tion and upon such entry being made, the Commissioner may
refuse to grant such licence, or, in his discretion, and subject
to such conditions as he may deem expedient, grant to the
applicant a licence to carry on such business.

5. (1) Every such licence shall continue in force from the
day on which it is granted until the last day of December then
next ensuing. In the event of the breach of any condition
imposed by the Commissioner under section 4 the Commis-
sioner may suspend the licence for any period not exceeding
six weeks:

Provided that in any such case the licensee may appeal
from the decision of the Commissioner to the Governor in
Council and the Governor in Council may vary or confirm
such decision.

(2) The Governor in Council may revoke any licence
issued under section 4 for any breach of any conditions
thereof and every decision of the Governor in Council under
this or the last preceding subsection shall be final and without
appeal to any court.

(3) Notice of the suspension or revocation of a licence
shall be given to the licensee by writing signed by or on
behalf of the Commissioner or the Governor in Council, as
the case may be, and delivered at the principal premises
specified in such licence to the person for the time being
in charge of the business carried on at such premises or
posted up in a conspicuous position on such premises.

6. The amount payable to the Commissioner °for every
such licence shall be twenty-four dollars.

7. (1) There shall be raised, levied and collected on the
total sum received on all bets made by way of pool betting