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(2) The administrative fine shall be imposed on the licensee
following a reasoned decision of the Minister, confirming the
breach, after the Minister has heard the interested parties or has
given them the opportunity to express their views.
(3) A decision to impose an administrative fine may be appealed
by recourse before the Council of Ministers. The recourse shall be
made in writing within a time limit of thirty days from the date of
service of the notice of the imposition of the administrative fine.
(4) The Council of Ministers examines the matter and, after
having heard the interested parties or having given them the
opportunity to express their views, issues a decision pursuant to
subsection (5).
(5) The Council of Ministers may issue one of the following
decisions:
(a)
ratify the challenged decision;
(b)
to declare the challenged decision null and void;
(c)
to amend the challenged decision; or
(d)
to issue a new decision in substitution for the challenged
decision.
(6) Where the fine imposed by the Minister pursuant to the
provisions of this Law is not paid, the Minister may take judicial
action in order to collect the amount owed as a civil debt due to the
Republic.
Jurisdiction of the
President of the
32. In contrast to the provisions of section 23 of the Courts Laws,
the President of the District Court of Nicosia has exclusive
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