English Licensing Bill.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 136, 13 June 1904, Page 3

English Licensing Bill.

PROVISIONS OF THE HILL. THE SCALE OF CHARGES. The Government Licensing Itill wan | issued on May old. It, consists (a 'Home journal reports-) of nine clauses, and occupies six pages. Clause 1 provides thai, the "power to refuse the renewal of an on-license on any ground other than the ground that, the licensed premises have been ill-conducted, or are structurally deficient or unsuitable, or grounds connected with the character or lilness of the proposed holder of the license, shall be vested in Quarter Sessioiiß instead of the Justices of the licensing district ; but shall only be exercised <ni a reference from those justices, and on payment, of compensation in accordance with this Act. In every case of the refusal of the renewal of an on-license by the juwtices of a licensing district they shall i specify in writing to Ihe applicant the grounds of their refusal."

Clause 2 says:—"Where Quarter Sessions refuse tile renewal of a license under this Act, a sum equal to the difference 'between the value, of the licensed premises, calculated «s if litis Act had not passed, ami the value which those premises would bear if they were not licensed premises, shall be paid as compensation to the persons interested in the licensed premise!;." The financial provisions art! in Clause 3—the llrsrt section of which slates that Quarter Sessions may, for tho purpose of providing compensation under this Act, impose in respect of n:! t.;: licenses granted or renewed in respicl of premises within their area, charges at rates not exceeding, and gradual!(l in the same proportion as, the rates shown in the scale of maximum charges set out in the schedule. The schedule giving the scale of maximum charges is as follows, the annual value of the premises being taken as for the purpose of the Publicans' License Duty

The rate of charge in the ca.so of an hot.el or other premises to which Subsection M) of Section IM of Ihe inland Revenue Act. IHtfO. applies shall he of thai charged in other cases.

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