Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
(1)
The licensing authority may at any time cancel-
(a)
any licence granted under the provisions of this Ordinance if there has been a breach of any of the conditions subject to which it was granted or any act by the licensee, as such, in contravention of any written law;
(b)
any licence granted under subsection (1) of section 5-
(i)
if there has been any breach of the peace, obstruction, annoyance or injury to the residents in the locality in which the theatre or place of public amusement to which the licence refers is situate, caused or brought about by the manner in which the theatre or place of public amusement was conducted; or
(ii)
if in the opinion of the officer-in-charge of police district, in the case of any public amusement carried on in a place of public amusement to which the licence refers such public amusement is of indecent,
* ―Films (Censorship) Act 1952‖ substituted for ―Cinematograph Films (Censorship) Act 1952‖ by virtue of Act
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immoral or improper nature, or is likely to endanger human life or to cause grievous hurt to any person; and
(c)
any licence granted under subsection (1) of section 6 if there has been any breach of the peace, obstruction, annoyance or injury to the residents of the locality in which the theatrical performance to which the licence refers has been carried on or, if in the opinion of the officer-in-charge of police district such theatrical performance, not being a cinematograph exhibition, has been carried on in an indecent, immoral or improper manner or in a manner likely to endanger human life or to cause grievous hurt to any person.
(2)
Upon the cancellation under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of a licence granted in respect of a place of public amusement being an amusement park, the licences of all theatres and places of public amusement situated therein shall be deemed to be cancelled.
(3)
Where the licensing authority is a local authority it may delegate to the Chairman or any officer of the local authority its powers under the provisions of this section either generally or for any particular occasion.
(4)
Service of notice of revocation of a licence shall be effected by-
(a)
affixing a copy thereof at the place of the entertainment, or
(b)
serving a copy thereof on the person who appears to have the care and management of the place of entertainment, or
(c)
serving a copy thereof on the licensee himself in the case where the licensee and the person referred to in paragraph (b) is not the same person, or
(d)
any combination thereof.
Appeal.