68(1)The Minister shall refuse to entertain an application for a licence by an applicant who has been refused a licence at any time or in any place, within a period of one year after the last of the refusals.

68(1.01)The Minister shall refuse to entertain an application for a licence by an applicant if the Minister is of the opinion that the applicant has adopted any means to evade the law in respect of that application and shall not reconsider a further application from that applicant within a period of one year after that refusal.

68(1.02)The Minister may, in the Minister’s discretion, re-open and reconsider an application that has been refused.

68(1.1)Notwithstanding subsection (1), if an applicant for a licence has been refused the licence for reasons based solely on the location of the premises in respect of which the application was made, an application by the applicant in respect of differently located premises may be entertained by the Minister within the one-year period referred to in subsection (1).

68(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the Minister has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a licensee during the term of the licensee’s licence has ceased to meet the requirements and qualifications that that licensee was required to meet in order for the licence to be issued, the Minister shall, after giving the licensee notice to that effect and without a hearing, forthwith cancel the licence.

68(3)The Minister shall not issue a licence to or for the benefit of a person who is a member or an employee of the Corporation, an employee under the Civil Service Act who carries out duties in relation to the issuance or renewal of licences or permits or to inspections or the Adjudicator, and shall not issue a licence in respect of premises the owner or part owner of which, or of any interest in which, is such a person and no person who is a member or an employee of the Corporation or an employee under the Civil Service Act who carries out duties in relation to the issuance or renewal of licences or permits or to inspections and no Adjudicator shall knowingly recommend the issue or be a party to the issue of a licence in any such case.

68(1)The Minister shall refuse to entertain an application for a licence by an applicant who has been refused a licence at any time or in any place, within a period of one year after the last of the refusals.

68(1.01)The Minister shall refuse to entertain an application for a licence by an applicant if the Minister is of the opinion that the applicant has adopted any means to evade the law in respect of that application and shall not reconsider a further application from that applicant within a period of one year after that refusal.

68(1.02)The Minister may, in the Minister’s discretion, re-open and reconsider an application that has been refused.

68(1.1)Notwithstanding subsection (1), if an applicant for a licence has been refused the licence for reasons based solely on the location of the premises in respect of which the application was made, an application by the applicant in respect of differently located premises may be entertained by the Minister within the one-year period referred to in subsection (1).

68(2)Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the Minister has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a licensee during the term of the licensee’s licence has ceased to meet the requirements and qualifications that that licensee was required to meet in order for the licence to be issued, the Minister shall, after giving the licensee notice to that effect and without a hearing, forthwith cancel the licence.

68(3)The Minister shall not issue a licence to or for the benefit of a person who is a member or an employee of the Corporation, an employee under the Civil Service Act who carries out duties in relation to the issuance or renewal of licences or permits or to inspections or the Adjudicator, and shall not issue a licence in respect of premises the owner or part owner of which, or of any interest in which, is such a person and no person who is a member or an employee of the Corporation or an employee under the Civil Service Act who carries out duties in relation to the issuance or renewal of licences or permits or to inspections and no Adjudicator shall knowingly recommend the issue or be a party to the issue of a licence in any such case.