5/31/2021 LICENCES ACT, 2010 | L | Alphabetical List of Statutes under this Act. 21. Application for a licence. (1) An application for a licence shall be made to the Authority and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed. (2) The Authority may, in writing, direct— (a) a person who is required by this Act to hold a licence to apply for a licence not later than a date specified in the direction; (b) an applicant for a licence to furnish such particulars as the Authority may consider necessary, and such person or applicant, as the case may be, shall comply with the direction. 22. Payment of licence fee. (1) Where a licence under this Act is granted— (a) for a period of one year, the licence fee for that year shall, subject to paragraph (c), be paid before the grant of the licence; (b) for a period in excess of one year— (i) the licence fee for the whole period may be paid before the grant of the licence; (ii) the licence fee for the first year of the period shall, subject to paragraph (c), be paid before the grant of the licence; and (iii) the licence fee for each year subsequent to the first year shall, subject to paragraph (c), be paid on or before the beginning of each subsequent year; (c) the Authority may permit the holder of the licence to pay the licence fee in such installments as may be determined by the Authority. (2) Where the holder of a licence fails to pay the licence fee or any installment thereof in accordance with subsection (1), the licence shall cease to be valid on the date the fee or the installment of the fee is due, without prejudice to the right of the Authority to recover the fee or installment due on the date the licence ceased to be valid. 23. Powers of entry etc,. (1) The Authority may authorise an officer of the Authority to exercise any of the powers pursuant to subsection (2). (2) An officer so authorised may, where the officer has reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been, or is being, committed— (a) enter and search any premises, vehicle or vessel; (b) call for and examine any licence, book or other document; (c) take copies of or extracts from any book or document or any entry of the book or document. (3) An officer shall, if so requested, produce the officer’s Authority to exercise powers under this section. 24. Offences. (1) Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse communicates to another person information which the person has acquired while acting as a member, officer, employee or agent of the Authority is guilty of an offence. (2) Any person who without lawful authority or reasonable excuse— (a) wilfully fails to furnish any information when required by the Authority to do so; (b) wilfully fails to comply with a summons issued or an order made by the Authority; (c) wilfully fails to answer a question put to the person by a member in the course of proceedings of the Authority held under this Act; (d) knowingly gives false evidence before the Authority; https://www.seychelleslaw.sc/l/licences-act-2010/print  (/) 8/19