§ Mr. MillanI beg to move Amendment No. 65, in page 50, line 3, at end insert—
'( ) Where a licence-holder is convicted of an offence under the Prevention of Corruption Acts 1889 to 1916 in connection with an application to a licensing board under this Act, the court by which he is convicted may, in addition to any other penalty which the court may impose, make an order in accordance with either or both of the following paragraphs, that is to say—The amendment is self-explanatory. It would enable the court which convicts a licence holder of corruption in connection with the granting of a licence to disqualify that person from holding a licence, and the premises from being licensed, for a period of five years.
- (a) that the licence-holder shall be disqualified from holding a licence for a period not exceeding five years in respect of the premises to which the application relates or related;
- (b) that the premises to which the application relates or related shall be disqualified from being used as licensed premises for a period not exceeding five years.'.
§ Amendment agreed to.