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PUBLIC ORDER (ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY MEASURES)
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for such licensed premises in a special zone during the freeze period, and the kinds of alcohol that may be sold or supplied, and the way it is sold or supplied, on licensed premises in a special zone during the freeze period.

(4) The Commissioner or an authorised officer may cancel or suspend any permit granted to an individual under subsection (1), or cancel or suspend the application of the class permit to any particular person, if the Commissioner or authorised officer is satisfied—

(a) that the permit holder has failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions specified in his permit or the class permit applicable to that person; or
(b) that cancellation or suspension of the individual’s permit, or of the application of the class permit to that person, is otherwise necessary or expedient to prevent or reduce the occurrence of violence in a special zone.

(5) Before exercising any powers under subsection (4), the Commissioner or an authorised officer must—

(a) give notice to the permit holder concerned—
(i) stating that the Commissioner or authorised officer proposes to cancel or suspend the permit or the application of the class permit in the manner as specified in the notice; and
(ii) specifying the time (being not less than 3 days from the date of service of notice on the permit holder) within which written representations may be made to the Commissioner or authorised officer with respect to the proposed cancellation or suspension; and
(b) upon receipt of any written representation pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii), consider that written representation.

(6) Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the Commissioner or an authorised officer refusing him a permit under subsection (1), or the decision of the Commissioner or an authorised officer cancelling or suspending the person’s permit or the application of the class permit to that person under subsection (4), may, within