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52 (2) Where a licence is granted or renewed by the licensing officer subject to conditions or where any condition is added or modified under section 27(3), the licensee concerned may, within the relevant period after being notified of such conditions, addition or modification, appeal against the conditions in the prescribed manner to the Minister.

(3) If the licensing officer has made any order under section 30(1) or (2) in respect of any licensee, the licensee may, within the relevant period after being served with the notice of the order, appeal against the order in the prescribed manner to the Minister.

(4) Any person aggrieved by the licensing officer’s order under section 32(2) may, within the relevant period after being notified of the order, appeal against the order in the prescribed manner to the Minister.

(5) In any appeal under this section against an order of the licensing officer made consequent upon the conviction of the licensee for a criminal offence, the Minister must accept the licensee’s conviction as final and conclusive.

(6) An appeal under this section against a decision of the licensing officer (except an order mentioned in section 30(6)(b) or 32(2)) does not affect the effect of the decision appealed against or prevent the taking of action to implement the decision and the decision appealed against must be complied with until the determination of the appeal.

(7) The decision of the Minister on an appeal under this section is final.

(8) In this section, “relevant period” means 14 days or such longer period as the Minister allows in a particular case, whether allowed before or after the end of the 14 days.