Application for and issue or renewal of licence
5.—(1)  In determining whether to issue or refuse to issue a licence to an applicant, the Director-General may consider the suitability of the land or premises to be licensed for use as a farm.
(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1), the Director-General may, at any time —
(a)enter and inspect the land or premises in respect of which the application for a licence is made, or cause such land or premises to be inspected by an authorised officer;
(b)require the applicant to make available any relevant documentation for inspection and copying; and
(c)require the applicant, at his own expense, to make such alteration or improvement to such land or premises or to provide, fix or install such facilities or structures as the Director-General may specify.
(3)  The Director-General may refuse to issue a licence to an applicant if —
(a)the applicant or one of his partners or, if the applicant is a body corporate, one of its directors —
(i)had previously been convicted of an offence under the Act; or
(ii)had previously held a licence issued under the Act and the licence or permit, as the case may be, was subsequently revoked or suspended under section 32 of the Act; or
(b)in the opinion of the Director-General —
(i)the applicant is not a fit and proper person to be granted a licence; or
(ii)the land or premises in respect of which the licence is being applied for is or are not suitable for use as a farm.
(4)  Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to an application for the renewal of a licence.
[S 296/2004 wef 01/06/2004]