Section 9: Issue of licence
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9. Issue of licence
(1) Subject to subsection (2), NAPRO shall issue a licence where it is satisfied that—
(a) the applicant is a fit and proper person to whom a licence may
be issued;
(b) the applicant complies with such requirements as may be prescribed and, in the case of an applicant intending to carry out an
activity specified in section 8 (1) (c) to (i), the appropriate regulations made under the Meat Act; and
(c) where applicable, the premises on which the applicant intends to
carry out his activity are suitable and conform with the necessary sanitary requirements.
(2) (a) Subject to this subsection, a licence shall be issued on such
terms and conditions as NAPRO may determine.
(b) Subject to paragraphs (c) and (d), a licence shall be valid for a
period of one year.
(c) A licence to operate as a cultivator of tea or a producer of tea
products shall be issued for one contractual tea year.
(d) A licence to operate as a cultivator of tobacco or a producer of
tobacco products shall be issued for one contractual tobacco year.