Clause 7

by inserting, immediately before the words “Licensing Officer” in subsections (1) and (2), the word “appropriate”;

by inserting, immediately after subsection (1), the following subsection:“(1A) The appropriate Licensing Officer must, before refusing to renew a licence, give the licensee a written notice of the intention to do so and an opportunity to submit reasons, within the period specified in that notice, as to why the application to renew the licence should not be refused.”;

by deleting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:“(3) Any applicant or licensee who is aggrieved by the refusal of the appropriate Licensing Officer to issue or renew a licence may appeal in writing to the appropriate Minister within 14 days after being furnished with the grounds of the refusal or such extended period as the Minister may allow in any particular case.”; and

by inserting, immediately before the word “Minister” in subsection (4), the word “appropriate”.