Tobacco Act, 1934

Grant and refusal of application for curer's licence and rehandler's licence.

22.—(1) The Revenue Commissioners shall consider each application made to them for a curer's licence or a rehandler's licence and may refuse such application on any of the grounds referable to such application specified in regulations made by them under this Part of this Act.

(2) Every application made to the Revenue Commissioners for a curer's licence or for a rehandler's licence and not refused by them under the foregoing sub-section shall be transmitted by them to the Minister with all necessary particulars.

(3) The Minister shall consider every application transmitted to him under the foregoing sub-section and may at his absolute discretion recommend the Revenue Commissioners to grant or refuse any such application.

(4) The Revenue Commissioners shall deal with every application for a curer's licence or a rehandler's licence transmitted by them to the Minister in accordance with the recommendation of the Minister and shall notify each applicant.

(5) Whenever the Revenue Commissioners send a notification to an applicant for a curer's licence or a rehandler's licence under the foregoing sub-section that the licence for which his application was made will be granted, such applicant shall be entitled to receive the licence to which such notification relates on payment to the Revenue Commissioners of the excise duty (if any) for the time being required by law to be paid by a person taking out a curer's licence or a rehandler's licence (as the case may be).