Tea (Purchase and Importation) Act, 1958

Cancellation of registration.

5.—(1) Where, in respect of a person who is registered in pursuance of subsection (1) of section 4 of this Act, the Minister is satisfied that such person has ceased to carry on business as a tea trader, the Minister may, subject to subsection (3) of this section, cancel the registration of that person in the Register.

(2) Where, in respect of a person who is registered in pursuance of subsection (2) of section 4 of this Act, the Minister is satisfied that—

(a) such person has ceased to carry on the business of a tea trader, or

(b) that such person is financially assisted by any person ordinarily resident outside the State or by any company incorporated outside the State which does not comply with section 22 of the Insurance Act, 1936 (No. 45 of 1936), or section 42 of the Central Bank Act, 1942 (No. 22 of 1942), or

(c) in case such person is a company—all the shares of the company are not in the beneficial ownership of Irish citizens, or

(d) the business is not managed and controlled by an Irish citizen who normally resides in the State or by two or more Irish citizens each of whom normally resides in the State, or

(e) such person has been convicted of an offence under this Act,

the Minister may, subject to subsection (3) of this section, cancel the registration of that person in the Register.

(3) The following provisions shall apply in relation to the cancellation of the registration of a person in the Register—

(a) the Minister shall not cancel such registration unless and until he has given by registered post to such person at least one fortnight's notice in writing stating that the Minister has under consideration such cancellation and stating the grounds on which such cancellation is so under consideration,

(b) the Minister shall consider any representations in relation to such cancellation made to him by such person before the expiration of the said notice.

(4) Where the Minister cancels the registration of a person under this section, he shall inform the Company of such cancellation.