Video Recordings Act, 1989
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Wholesale licences and retail licences for the sale, etc. of video recordings. |
18.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Official Censor shall, on the application in writing of a person therefor and on payment to the Official Censor of such fee as may be prescribed with the consent of the Minister for Finance, grant to the person a licence (referred to in this Act as a wholesale licence) authorising the person to sell video recordings by wholesale or to let them on hire. | |
(2) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Official Censor shall, on the application in writing of a person therefor and on payment to the Official Censor of such fee as may be prescribed with the consent of the Minister for Finance, grant to the person a licence (referred to in this Act as a retail licence) authorising the person to sell video recordings by retail or to let them on hire. | ||
(3) (a) A licence in relation to any premises (other than a vehicle that is not a mechanically propelled vehicle (within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act, 1961 ) or a vessel or stall) shall— | ||
(i) authorise, and be expressed to authorise, the sale and the letting on hire of video recordings at or from those premises only, | ||
(ii) if it relates to premises other than a mechanically propelled vehicle (within the meaning aforesaid), specify the premises, and | ||
(iii) if it relates to a mechanically propelled vehicle (within the meaning aforesaid), specify the identification mark fixed to the vehicle pursuant to the Roads Act, 1920 . | ||
(b) A licence, other than a licence in relation to premises to which paragraph (a) of this subsection applies, shall authorise, and be expressed to authorise, the sale and the letting on hire of video recordings at one place only. | ||
(4) The Official Censor shall not grant a licence to a person in respect of a period for which he is disqualified under section 24 of this Act for holding a licence. | ||
(5) A licence, if not previously surrendered or forfeited, shall remain in force for a period of 12 months and shall then expire. | ||
(6) (a) A person who applies to the Official Censor for a licence shall furnish to the Official Censor such information as he may reasonably require for the purpose of the performance of his functions under this Act including the tax reference number or, if he has more than one, one of the tax reference numbers of the person. | ||
(b) In paragraph (a) of this subsection “tax reference number” means a number specified in the definition of “tax reference number” in section 22 of the Finance Act, 1983 . |