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4. Application

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Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

An application for a licence shall be made to the ra

Commissioner in writing and shall contain the following particulars :—

a licence.

(a)

the full name and address of the applicant ;

(b)

whether the applicant is an individual, firm or a company

;

(c)

if the applicant—

(i)

is an individual, whether he is a citizen of Sri

Lanka ;

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(ii)

is a firm, whether the partners of the firm are citizens of Sri Lanka ;

(iii)

is a company, whether the majority of the shares in the capital of the company is held by citizens of Sri Lanka

;

(d)

if the applicant is a firm or a company, the full name and address of the persons to be in charge of the business ;

(e)

whether the applicant, if an individual, is a person of good repute ;

(f)

where the applicant is a firm or company, whether the person to be in charge of the business is a person of good repute

;

(g)

the address of the premises in which the business is to be carried on together with its floor area and facili-ties available in those premises.

(2)

The particulars contained in paragraph (e) or para-graph (f) of subsection (1) shall be supported by two recent testimonials as to the character and reputation of the appli-cant or the person to be in charge of the business, as the case may be.

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