Chapter:	109	Title:	DUTIABLE COMMODITIES ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:	4 of 2003
Section:	7	Heading:	Grant and revocation of licences and permits	Version Date:	01/04/2003

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance-

(a) the Commissioner or other officer deputed by him in that behalf may in his absolute discretion grant and issue licences or permits on payment of the fees, for the periods prescribed, or if no such period is prescribed in any case, for periods of one year at a time, and may renew such licences or permits;
(b) the Commissioner or an officer deputed by him to grant a licence or permit may-
(i) in granting or renewing the licence or permit impose such special conditions or restrictions in particular cases as he thinks fit;
(ii) permit the transfer of the licence or permit from one person to another or, if the licence was issued for certain premises, the substitution therefor of other premises, or may amend the licence or permit, on sufficient cause being shown to his satisfaction and on payment of the fee prescribed for such transfer, substitution or amendment and of such fee, or such proportionate part of such fee, payable under paragraph (a) as the change may involve;
(iii) give such directions to licensees or holders of permits in writing in prescribed matters as he may deem necessary for the protection of the revenue; (Amended 66 of 1986 s. 7; 19 of 2001 s. 5)
(iv) revoke the licence or permit on proof to his satisfaction of an offence against this Ordinance, whether any person has been convicted of such offence or not;
(c) the Commissioner may determine the form of a licence and any conditions that attach to a licence that he may issue under this Ordinance; (Replaced 46 of 1996 s. 8)
(d) the Commissioner may determine the form of a permit and any conditions that attach to a permit that he may issue under this Ordinance; (Replaced 46 of 1996 s. 8)
(e) the Commissioner shall publish a list of general bonded warehouses and a list of public bonded warehouses in January of each year; (Added 46 of 1996 s. 8)
(f) the Commissioner shall publish details of any alterations to the lists of bonded warehouses within one month of the addition or deletion of a warehouse; (Added 46 of 1996 s. 8)
(g) the Commissioner may specify premises to be a Customs and Excise warehouse and shall publish details of the Customs and Excise warehouse on a notice board in a place within the Customs and Excise Department to which the public have access. (Added 46 of 1996 s. 8)