(1) Where a licensee fails to comply with any direction given by the Authority pursuant to section 47, the Board shall advise the Minister who, subject to subsection (2), may suspend or revoke the licence in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licence.
(2) Prior to the suspension or the revocation of a licence pursuant to subsection (1), the Minister shall give the licensee concerned notice in writing of his or her intention to do so, specifying the grounds on which the Minister considers that the licence ought to be suspended or revoked and shall require the licensee to submit to it, within a specified period being not less than 14 days, a written statement of objections to the suspension or revocation.
(3) A notice issued pursuant to subsection (2) must be served on a licensee —
(a) personally or at his or her registered office;
(b) if service is not possible in accordance with paragraph (a), by notice published in the Gazette and at least 2 newspapers in general and at least in weekly circulation in Saint Lucia.
(4) Having considered a statement of objection submitted pursuant to subsection (2), the Minister shall, acting on the advice of the Authority, by notice issued after the period specified pursuant to subsection (2) in accordance with subsection (3), inform the licensee of its decision and in the case of a decision to suspend or revoke shall include the reasons for the decision.
(5) A licence that is revoked is invalid.
(6) A licence that is suspended is invalid for the period during which it is suspended.
(7) The Minister shall by notice published in the Gazette and at least 2 newspapers in general and weekly circulation in Saint Lucia, inform the public of the suspension or revocation of a licence pursuant to this section.