Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 · s 117

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117.
Licences to be discretionary
(1)  The grant or renewal of any licence in pursuance of this Act or any by-laws made thereunder shall be in the discretion of the local authority or person authorized to grant or renew the same and a licence may be granted, renewed or refused without assigning any reason therefor and may be granted or renewed subject to such restrictions and conditions as the local authority or person granting or renewing the same may think fit and such licence shall be subject to suspension or revocation at any time without compensation and without notice by the local authority upon breach of any restriction or condition subject to which it was issued.
(2)  The local authority or person authorized to grant or renew such licence may require any applicant therefor to furnish such information as the local authority or that person may reasonably require for a full and proper consideration of the application and in the event of a refusal to furnish such information shall refuse to grant or renew such licence.
(3)  Save as otherwise provided any licence granted or renewed in pursuance of this Act or any by-laws made thereunder may be for such period not exceeding twelve months as the local authority thinks fit.
(4)  There shall be charged for the grant or renewal of any licence such fee, if any, as may be prescribed.
(5)  No such licence shall be transferable without the consent of the local authority.
(6)  Save as otherwise provided any person aggrieved by the refusal by any local authority to grant or renew a licence or by the suspension or revocation by such local authority of any licence may within the month of such refusal, suspension or revocation appeal to the State
Authority whose decision thereon shall be final.

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(7)  In this section “licence” includes any approval, consent permit, permission, authorization or licence which may be granted in pursuance of this Act or any by-laws made thereunder.

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s 117Licences to be discretionary

(1)

The grant or renewal of any licence in pursuance of this Act or any by-laws made thereunder shall be in the discretion of the local authority or person authorized to grant or renew the same and a licence may be granted, renewed or refused without assigning any reason therefor and may be granted or renewed subject to such restrictions and conditions as the local authority or person granting or renewing the same may think fit and such licence shall be subject to suspension or revocation at any time without compensation and without notice by the local authority upon breach of any restriction or condition subject to which it was issued.

(2)

The local authority or person authorized to grant or renew such licence may require any applicant therefor to furnish such information as the local authority or that person may reasonably require for a full and proper consideration of the application and in the event of a refusal to furnish such information shall refuse to grant or renew such licence.

(3)

Save as otherwise provided any licence granted or renewed in pursuance of this Act or any by-laws made thereunder may be for such period not exceeding twelve months as the local authority thinks fit.

(4)

There shall be charged for the grant or renewal of any licence such fee, if any, as may be prescribed.

(5)

No such licence shall be transferable without the consent of the local authority.

(6)

Save as otherwise provided any person aggrieved by the refusal by any local authority to grant or renew a licence or by the suspension or revocation by such local authority of any licence may within the month of such refusal, suspension or revocation appeal to the State

Authority whose decision thereon shall be final.

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(7)

In this section “licence” includes any approval, consent permit, permission, authorization or licence which may be granted in pursuance of this Act or any by-laws made thereunder.