Tobacco Act, 1934

Grant and refusal of application for grower's licence.

15.—(1) The Revenue Commissioners shall consider each application made to them for a grower's licence and may refuse any 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 grower'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, subject to the provisions of the next following sub-section, may at his absolute discretion recommend the Revenue Commissioners to grant or to refuse to grant any such application or to grant such application in respect of part only of the area specified in such application.

(4) In exercising his discretion under the immediately preceding sub-section in relation to applications for grower's licences for any year, the Minister shall have regard to the provisions of the area order for such year.

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

(6) Whenever the Revenue Commissioners send a notification to an applicant for a grower's licence, under the foregoing sub-section, that such licence or a licence in respect of a part of the area to which his application relates will be granted to him the applicant shall be entitled to receive the licence to which such notification relates on payment to the Revenue Commissioners of the excise duty for the time being required by law to be paid by a person taking out a grower's licence.