Section 13: Transfer of licence
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13. Transfer of licence
(1) Subject to this section, no licence under this Act shall be transferable.
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(2) The licensing authority shall, subject to subsection (5), transfer a
licence specified in Part I or Part II of the Second Schedule if it is satisfied
that the prescribed conditions have been fulfilled.
(3) Where a licence is transferred under subsection (2), the licensing
authority shall amend the licence with respect to the licensee’s name or, as
the case may be, the location of the factory or licensed premises.
(4) Where the holder of a licence specified in Part I or Part II of the Second Schedule dies or becomes bankrupt or insane, his surviving spouse, heir
or representative, as the case may be, may, if the licensing authority has, on
written application made in that behalf, endorsed his name on the licence,
carry on his business for the unexpired portion of the licence, either personally or by an agent approved by the licensing authority.
(5) The licensing authority may refuse to transfer a licence on any ground
that may be prescribed.
14. —
[S. 14 amended by s. 27 (5) (d) of Act 33 of 2004 w.e.f. 1 July 2006; s. 4 (b) of
Act 4 of 2006 w.e.f. 2 October 2004; repealed by s. 8 (e) of Act 26 of 2012 w.e.f.
22 December 2012.]