The Tourist (Duty-Free) Shopping System Act - Jamaica Tourist Board

approved goods or consu m ables m ay be sold under the tourist(duty-free)shopping system.(2) Any licence granted under this section may be granted subject to such term sand conditions as may be prescribed or as the Co m missioner may in any casestipulate.(3) Any licence granted under this section shall,unless previously cancelledunder this Act, continue in force from the date ofissue untilthe next succeeding31st day of March, and may be renewed from year to year, so, how-ever,thatany licence issued or renewed during the month of March in any year shall,unless cancelled as aforesaid, continue in force untilthe 31st day of March of thenext succeeding year.6. Time limit for application for renewal.6. Every application for the renewal of a licence or a permit under this Act shall,unless the C o m missioner otherwise per mits, be delivered to the Co m missionernot later than twenty-one days before the expiry ofthatlicence or permit, as thecase may be.7. Refusal to grant or renew licence or permit.7. (1) Subjectto the right of appeal conferred by section 9 ofthis Act,theCo m missioner may,in his discretion, refuse to grant, or to renew, any licence orpermit under this Act,and shallso refuse ifhe is not satisfied thatthe applicantis, or satisfactory evidence is produced that the applicantis not, a fitand properperson to be the holder of a licence or permit, or where itappears that theapplicant -(a) not being a body corporate,is under eighteen years of age; or(b)is notresidentin Jam aica, or was not so residentthroughoutthe six monthsimmediately preceding the date of application; or(c) being a body corporate is notincorporated in Jamaica; or(d) has within the immediately preceding twelve months been refused the grantor renewal of a tourist(duty-free) shop operator'slicence or a tourist (duty-free)shop operator's agency permit;or(e) has been the holder of a tourist(duty-free) shop operator'slicence or a tourist(duty-free) shop operator's agency permit which has been cancelled within theimmediately preceding twelve months; or(f) has been found to be knowingly concerned with evading or attem pting toevade the provisions ofthis Actor ofthe Customs Act relating to the importationor exportation of any goods.573