Video Recordings Act, 1989
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Forfeiture of licences and disqualification. |
24.—(1) If— | |
(a) a person is convicted of an offence under section 5 , 6 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 13 , 19 , 20 or 21 of this Act, an offence referred to in section 16 (2) of this Act committed after the commencement of this section or an offence under the laws relating to copyright committed in relation to a video recording after such commencement, | ||
(b) he has previously been convicted of any of those offences, and | ||
(c) the offence or offences referred to in paragraph (b) of this subsection of which he has previously been convicted was or were committed at any time not earlier than 5 years before the commission of the offence referred to in paragraph (a) of this subsection, | ||
the court shall— | ||
(i) in case the person is the holder of a licence for the time being in force in relation to premises where any of the offences aforesaid was committed, order that the licence or licences be forfeited, and | ||
(ii) order that the person be disqualified for a period of 5 years from the date on which the order takes effect for holding a licence in relation to any premises where any of the offences referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection was committed or any premises in relation to which he is not the holder of a licence on that date. | ||
(2) An order under this section shall not take effect until the ordinary time for instituting an appeal against the conviction or order concerned has expired or, where such an appeal is instituted, until it or any further appeal is finally decided or abandoned or the ordinary time for instituting any further appeal has expired. |