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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2S Seamen’s Canteens Grant and Transfer of Licences under Part III of this Act

Part IISApplication for and grant of provisional licences

3SThe provisions of Part III of this Act relating to the grant of a licence, and the foregoing provisions of this Schedule, shall apply in relation to the grant of a provisional licence subject to the modifications specified in this Part of this Schedule.

4(1)A notice under paragraph 1 above need not state the name and address of the person who is to be the holder of the licence, and references in that paragraph to the canteen shall be taken as references to the proposed canteen after the construction or conversion has been carried out.S

(2)Paragraph (a) of section 41(1) of this Act shall be omitted, and the reference in paragraph (b) of that subsection to the premises shall be taken as a reference to those premises when the construction or conversion has been carried out.

5(1)A provisional licence shall not come into force until the licensing board has made it final.S

(2)The licensing board shall not refuse an application to declare a provisional licence final, except, subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, on either or both of the following grounds—

(a)that the canteen has not been constructed or converted in accordance with the plan lodged with the licensing board;

(b)that the person to whom the licence is to be granted is disqualified by or under this or any other enactment from holding a licence or is in other respects not a fit and proper person to hold a licence under Part III of this Act.

(3)A licensing board shall declare final a provisional licence notwithstanding that it is not satisfied that the premises have been completed in accordance with the plan thereof lodged with the board, if it is satisfied that the premises have been completed and that the deviations from the said plan are of minor importance and have not materially altered the character of the premises or the facilities for the supply of alcoholic liquor thereat.

(4)An applicant under this paragraph shall give such notices as the licensing board may require.