ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Alcoholic Drinks Control Act
18. Transfer of licence
Edition: 2023-07-01 · In force
18. Transfer of licence
(1)Where a licensee sells or leases or otherwise disposes of the premises or business specified in his licence, he may apply in writing to the District Committee for the transfer of his licence to the purchaser or lessee or otherwise of such premises, and the District Committee may, if it thinks fit, grant a transfer of such licence.(2)No further fee shall be payable in respect of a licence granted under subsection (3) if, at the date of the grant, the licence which was temporarily transferred was valid for a period of more than six months.(3)In the event of the death, bankruptcy or unsoundness of mind of a licensee, or in any similar event to which the District Committee declares in writing that this section should be applied, it shall be lawful, for the purposes of this Act for the executor, administrator, trustee or manager, as the case may be or any other person approved by the District Committee, to carry on the business of the licensee without any transfer or grant of a licence either personally or by an agent approved by the District Committee.(4)Every person to whom a licence may have been transferred under subsection (1), and every person permitted to carry on a business without a transfer or grant of a licence in pursuance of subsection (3), shall possess all the rights and be liable to all the duties and obligations of the original licensee.