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General provisions in relation to recording of convictions.
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32.—(1) Whenever the holder of a licence for the sale of intoxicating liquor by retail is charged with an offence to which this Part of this Act applies the summons or other document bringing such holder before a Court for trial on such charge shall state that such holder will be required to produce such licence to the Court at such trial, and at such trial the Court shall require such holder to produce such licence and deliver the same to the registrar, clerk, or other principal officer of the Court.
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(2) Whenever the holder of any such licence as aforesaid is convicted by or before any Court of an offence to which this Part of this Act applies the following provisions shall have effect that is to say:—
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(a) the registrar, clerk, or other principal officer of the Court shall forthwith endorse on such licence the date and such other particulars as the circumstances may require of such conviction;
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(b) if such principal officer is not the district court clerk by whom is kept the register of licences in which such licence is registered, such principal officer shall send to such district court clerk notice of such conviction together with all material particulars;
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(c) if such conviction occasions the forfeiture of such licence, such principal officer shall retain such licence and, if he is not the district court clerk aforesaid, shall send such licence to such district court clerk;
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(d) the said district court clerk shall enter in the register of licences in which such licence is registered the date and such other particulars as the circumstances may require of such conviction;
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(e) if such conviction occasions the forfeiture of such licence, the said district court clerk shall send to the proper officer of the Revenue Commissioners notice of such forfeiture.
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(3) Whenever an order is made by the Circuit Court on an appeal from a conviction of an offence to which this Part of this Act applies, the county registrar shall forthwith transmit to the district court clerk by whom is kept the register of licences in which such licence is registered notice of such order together with the material particulars thereof and upon receipt of such notice such district court clerk shall enter in such register such particulars of such order as circumstances require and, whenever such order occasions or affects in any way a forfeiture of such licence, shall send notice of such order to the proper officer of the Revenue Commissioners.
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