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Licensing Of Clubs (Amendment) Act (No. 38 of 1987) - Sect 8

Amendment of section 17 of the principal enactment

8. Section 17 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows: -
(1) by the substitution. in subsection (1) of that section for the words" The rules of a club license under this Law", of the words" The rules of a club in respect of which an application for the issue or renewal of a licence under this Law has been made ;
(2) by the substitution, for paragraphs (f) and (g) of subsection (1) of that section of the following paragraphs :
"(f) the days on which, and the hours at which, the premises of the club are open and closed;
(g) registration, in the guests register to be maintained, of the guests accompanying the registered members to the club; and
(h) the mode of altering the rules. ;
(3) by the substitution, in subsection (2) of that section, for the words" Where a club has, at the time the licence is granted,". of the words, "Where a club in respect of which an application for the issue or renewal of a licence under this Law has been made has" ;' and
(4) by the substitution for subsection (3) of that section of the following subsections :
" (3) Where a club in respect of which a application for the issue or renewal of a licence under tilts Law has been made has rules which contain provisions relating to only some of the matters specified in subsection (1), the Chairman may, on application, grant time at his discretion to amend the existing rules in such manner that such rules, as amended, will contain provision relating to all such matters.
(4) The president, secretary or manager of the club shall, within the time granted under subsection (3), amend the rules as requited by subsection (3) and send a copy of the rules 60 amended to the Chairman.
(5) Where the president, secretary or manager of the club fails to amended the rules and send them to the Chairman as required by subsection (4), the application for the issue or renewal of the licence in respect of such club shall be disallowed.".


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