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Rh (5) Any failure to comply with subsection (3) or (4) in respect of any order does not invalidate the order.

Enhanced penalty for certain offences committed in Liquor Control Zone

16. Any person found guilty of an offence under section 4, 12 or 14 committed within a Liquor Control Zone shall be liable to not more than one and a half times the respective penalties specified in those provisions.

Ceasing of business activities

17.—(1) The Commissioner may, by order in writing, require a person to cease all business activities carried on by the person at any premises within a Liquor Control Zone for a period not exceeding such period as may be prescribed, if—
 * (a) the person has contravened section 4(1) in relation to those premises; and
 * (b) the Commissioner reasonably suspects the person to be contravening section 4(1) in relation to the premises again.

(2) A person who fails to comply with a requirement referred to in subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(3) To avoid doubt, this section is to have effect despite any other written law authorising the carrying on of business activities at the premises specified in the order under subsection (1). Division 2–Liquor Control Zone banning notice Liquor Control Zone banning notice

18.—(1) The Commissioner or an authorised officer may give a Liquor Control Zone banning notice to an individual banning the individual, for a period specified in the notice, from one or more Liquor Control Zones or from all licensed premises in any Liquor Control Zone, if the Commissioner or authorised officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the individual of committing or having