15H.—(1) The Minister may grant a licence to exempt any act from the prohibition in section 15E.
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(2) A licence may be —
(a)
general or granted to a category of persons or to a particular person;
(b)
subject to conditions; and
(c)
of indefinite duration or subject to an expiry date.
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(3) The Minister may vary or revoke a licence at any time.
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(4) Where the Minister grants, varies or revokes a licence, he shall —
(a)
in the case of a licence granted to a particular person, give written notice of the grant of the licence, or the variation or revocation thereof to that person; and
(b)
in the case of a general licence or a licence granted to a category of persons, take such steps as the Minister considers appropriate to publicise the grant of the licence, or the variation or revocation thereof.
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(5) Any person who does any act under the authority of a licence but fails to comply with any condition attaching to that licence shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —
(a)
in the case where the person is a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $80,000; or
(b)
in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
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(6) The Minister may delegate any power or duty under this section to the Commissioner of Police, except the power of delegation conferred by this subsection.