Register of licences, issuing authority

(1) Licences for sale of liquor in the premises situated in a corporate town or village shall be issued by the local authority of that town or village. (2) Where no local authority exists in the part of the country in which the licence is to operate, it shall be issued by the magistrate of the respective judicial district. (3) The local authority and the magistrate of the respective judicial district shall keep a register and make a record therein of all licences issued, renewed, transferred, suspended, cancelled and forfeited. The register shall be forwarded to the Board for the district or area in the month of February every year containing a record for the preceding year ending on 1st January. (4) No licence shall be issued, renewed or transferred, unless the requisite certificate is produced, and the appropriate duty prescribed is fully paid by the applicant to the local authority or the magistrate of the respective judicial district. 14 (5) On the issue of a licence the certificate relating to that licence shall be retained by the authority as authorisation to it to issue, renew or transfer the licence. un-lawful.