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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mariam Omar",
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    "content": "Under Clause 15 of the Bill, the County Licensing Authority will be required to set out the following information in each license. (a) A unique identifier (b) Name of the licensing authority (c) Name of the licensee (d) Nature of the business to which the license relates (e) Relief of the relevant licensing legislation authority confirmed by the licensee (f) Condition of the license, if any, and (g) Starting and expiring of the license Clause 17 of the Bill makes provision for the starting and expiry dates for licenses. Clauses 18 and 19 of the Bill, on the other hand, makes provision for conditions for licenses and the procedure for their variation and imposes various conditions on all county licensees by requiring them to- (a) Provide the service or carry out the business specified in the license. (b) Comply with all the applicable laws and conditions of the license. (c) Provide licensing authority with the information with respect to any changes in its directorship or shareholding where the licensee is a company. (d) Pay such fees as may be prescribed. (e) Maintain and where required submit to the licensing authority such information as may be necessary for the continual licensing of the licensee. Clauses 20 and 21 of the Bill further makes provision for the cancellation of licences and for the application process for the review of decisions of county licensing authorities on licence applications. Clause 22 of the Bill requires licensees to notify the respective county licensing authorities within 14 days of a change in the licensees’ name, directorship, shareholding, address or registered particulars. Clause 23 of the Bill, on the other hand, mandates county licensing authorities to maintain a licensing register and provides details to be contained in the register. It further provides that the licensing register be accessible for inspection by members of the public. Clause 24 of the Bill also makes provision for the payment of fees for licenses. It mandates county Governments, guided by the principles set out in the Bill, to formulate a licensing fees policy for the imposition of fees and issuance of licenses by the respective county. It also mandates county licensing authorities to be guided by the following principles in setting out fees for issuance of licenses- (a) setting of fees be done within the scope of the county licensing authority; (b) need to ensure efficiency in the delivery of goods and services; (c) accountability; (d) public participation; (e) avoidance of multiplicity in the issuance of licenses and multiple imposition of fees where goods are transported across different counties; (f) cross-subsidization where fees collected for providing a category of goods or services covers the costs incurred in providing goods and services in another category in accordance with existing legislation; The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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