(1) The magistrate, or in his or her absence the clerk or any other person designated in writing by the Accountant General, may whenever he or she considers it conductive to public convenience, comfort and order, on the application of any person holding a licence under this Act and on payment of the fees prescribed in Schedule 8, grant him or her a certificate for an occasional licence upon such terms as he or she shall think fit, but not exceeding 3 consecutive days.