Dangerous Substances Act, 1972

Issue of licences by local and harbour authorities.

32.—(1) A local or harbour authority may at its discretion grant or refuse an application for a licence.

(2) The authority shall comply with any regulations of the Minister as to the conditions under which licences may be granted.

(3) Subject to regulations, the authority may attach to a licence such conditions as it thinks proper.

(4) The authority may, if it so thinks proper, publish particulars of an application for a licence and invite representations concerning it from interested persons.

(5) (a) The authority shall cause a register of all licences granted by it under this Act to be kept in such form and containing such particulars as it may direct.

(b) The authority shall, when so required by the Minister, send to him, within the time specified, a copy of the register or any part thereof.

(c) Any person, upon payment of a fee of twenty-five new pence, and an inspector, without payment, shall be entitled at all reasonable times to inspect and take copies of or extracts from a register kept under this subsection.