Explanation of application
55 Explanation of application
After receiving an application under section 54 the Minister must:
inform the residents of the area or areas to which the application relates and any other persons who, in the opinion of the
Minister, are sufficiently interested in whether or not the area is or areas are declared to be a licence area to be informed (who may include persons residing in the vicinity of the area or areas), of the receipt of the application; and
fix a date, time and place for a meeting with those residents and other persons and advise them of that date, time and place,
in the manner the Minister considers appropriate.
At the meeting held in accordance with subsection (1)(b), the
Minister or the Minister's nominee must:
explain to the persons present the effect of declaring an area or areas to be a licence area; and
endeavour to ascertain the needs and opinions of the residents and other persons referred to in subsection (1) on the proposal to declare the area or areas a licence area.
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