Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts36. Transfer of licence
(1) An application for approval to transfer a tobacco retail licence may be made by the proposed transferee and is to be -
(a) in a form approved by the Director; and
(b) accompanied by the prescribed information (if any).
(2) On receipt of an application for approval to transfer a tobacco retail licence in accordance with subsection (1), the Director may -
(a) approve the transfer of the licence subject to the conditions (if any) specified in the approval; or
(b) refuse to approve the transfer of the licence.
(3) The conditions on which the transfer of a tobacco retail licence is approved -
(a) may be the same as or different from the conditions on which the transferor held the licence; and
(b) may include the substitution of other premises for the premises specified in the licence.
(4) The Director must not approve the transfer of a tobacco retail licence if, had the application been for the grant of the licence instead, the Director would have refused to grant the licence.
(5) In considering an application for approval to transfer a tobacco retail licence, the Director may require the proposed transferee to provide further specified information within a specified period.
(6) The transfer of a tobacco retail licence takes effect on the date on which the Director approves the transfer or, if the approval specifies a later date, the later date.