As soon as practicable after the receipt by the Licensing Committee of the said certificate, the Committee shall cause public notice to be given of its intention to consider applications for the licence. The provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of section 86 of this Act shall apply to the notice.

Within sixty days after the last publication of the said notice, or within such further time as the Licensing Committee may allow, applications for the licence may be made in writing to the Licensing Committee.

Every such application shall be made by the person who, if a licence is granted, will be the owner of the wine reseller’s business for which the licence is sought, or by some person acting on his behalf and in his name; and the provisions of subsections (2) to (5) of section 88 of this Act (which relate to the disclosure of any estate or interest and of particulars of any agreement for sale, transfer, or other disposal) shall apply as if references therein to the premises were references to the wine reseller’s business and as if references therein to the Commission were references to the Committee.

The provisions of subsections (2) to (7) of section 107 of this Act shall apply to every such application, with the necessary modifications, as if references therein to a restaurant were references to a wine reseller’s premises and as if references therein to the Commission and to the Secretary were references to the Committee and to the Clerk.

The Clerk of the Licensing Committee shall forthwith send a copy of the application, and of every declaration and statement, and the original testimonials, accompanying the application, to the member of the Police in charge of the police station nearest to the Clerk’s office, and shall request that a Police report be made. It shall be the duty of the Police to inquire into the application and report on it to the Licensing Committee.

Every applicant under this section shall from time to time furnish to the Licensing Committee such further information and particulars as may be required by the Committee.

Objections to the grant of a wine reseller’s licence may be made by any person of or over the age of twenty-one years who is resident in the licensing district in which the premises in respect of which the licence is sought are situated.

Every objection shall be made by notice in writing filed with the Clerk of the Licensing Committee within fourteen days after the first publication by the applicant of the notice of the making of the application, or within such further time as the Chairman of the Licensing Committee may allow.

The grounds on which any such objection may be made are—

No application for a wine reseller’s licence shall be heard until the time prescribed or allowed for lodging applications has expired.

The Committee shall hold a public sitting to consider applications for the licence, after giving public notice, and also notice to each applicant and to any person who has filed a notice of objection, of the time and place fixed for that sitting.

The Committee shall at that sitting, or at any adjourned sitting, consider and deal with all applications so received.

In determining whether to grant any such application the Committee shall have regard to—

No application for a wine reseller’s licence shall be granted if in the opinion of the Committee, whether on an objection under section 157b of this Act or not, the applicant is not a fit and proper person to be the holder of such a licence.

No such application shall be granted in respect of premises that in the opinion of the Committee are not suitable for the storage and sale of wine.

Except in special circumstances, no such application shall be granted in respect of premises that will not be used exclusively for the storage and sale of wine.

Notwithstanding anything in subsection (7) of this section, the Committee may, if it thinks fit, grant an application made by the holder of any other licence (not being a restaurant licence) under this Act:

“Provided that in any such case the application may, if the Committee thinks fit, be granted only in respect of the same premises as are specified in that other licence.

The grant of an application may be made subject to compliance with such requirements, not inconsistent with this Act or with the requirements of the Commission, as the Committee thinks fit in respect of the provision of services and facilities.

The Committee shall not be obliged to grant any application.

If the Licensing Committee grants any application for a wine reseller’s licence, it shall forthwith notify the applicant that the application has been granted, and that a licence will be issued when the lawful requirements (if any) of the Commission and the Committee as to the provision of services and facilities have been complied with.

On being satisfied that all such requirements as aforesaid have been complied with or that provision for compliance therewith has been made to its satisfaction, the Committee shall authorise the Chairman to issue the licence. The Chairman shall issue the licence accordingly.

If by reason of any default by the applicant the licence is not issued within six months after the giving of the notification under subsection (1) of this section, or within such further time as the Committee may allow, the grant of the application shall lapse. In any such case the Committee may again cause public notice to be given of its intention to consider applications for the licence, and the provisions of this section and of sections 157a to 157c of this Act shall apply accordingly. The Committee may if it thinks fit accept as an application in the new proceedings any application previously made for the licence.”