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Licences and permits to sell controlled articles

Control of Essential Supplies Act 1973

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—(1) The Controller may, subject to this Act and to conditions as he or she may think fit, by written licence or permit authorise any person to sell by 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 or permits to deal in controlled articles.(3) Every licence or permit issued under this section is valid for the period that may be expressed therein and may, subject to any order made by any court under section 22(3), be renewed for a further period that the Controller thinks fit.(4) Whenever, under this Act, any person is required to obtain a written licence or permit, the person must, on demand, produce the licence or permit to the Controller or to any officer of customs or to any person acting under the Controller’s authority and authorised 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 under this Act.(5) The Controller may at any time, without assigning any reason for doing so, vary the conditions of or suspend or revoke or refuse to renew any licence or permit which he or she has granted under this Act.(6) Any person aggrieved by the Controller’s refusal 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 is final.

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