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Transfer of merchandise licences.
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25.—(1) A merchandise licence shall not be transferable by the licensee or by operation of law to any other person.
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(2) Where the ownership of a merchandise road transport business has been transferred, whether by act of the parties or operation of law, from the licensee under the merchandise licence relating to such business to another person the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
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(a) if such licensee is not an authorised (merchandise carrying) company, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
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(i) in case such person is an authorised (merchandise carrying) company, or a relative of such licensee or in case such person has become entitled to such business under a will or intestacy, the Minister shall, on the application of such person, transfer such licence to such person,
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(ii) in any other case the Minister may, on the application of such person, transfer if he so thinks proper such licence to such person;
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(b) if such licensee is an authorised (merchandise carrying) company, the following provisions shall have effect, that is to say:—
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(i) in case such person is an authorised (merchandise carrying) company, the Minister shall, on the application of such person, transfer such licence to such person,
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(ii) in any other case such licence shall cease to be in force.
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(3) Every application for the transfer of a merchandise licence under this section shall be in the prescribed form and contain the prescribed particulars.
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(4) Where a merchandise licence is transferred under this section such licence shall be deemed to have been transferred as on the date on which the business to which such licence relates is transferred.
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(5) For the purposes of this section each of the following persons and no other person shall be the relative of a licensee, that is to say, the husband of such licensee, the wife of such licensee, any person related by blood to such licensee in the first, second, or third degree, the husband of any person so related, and the wife of any person so related.
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