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Grant of licence.
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11.—(1) The Minister may, as he thinks proper, grant or refuse the application or grant it in part.
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(2) The Minister shall not grant an application, in whole or in part, save after consultation with the Minister for Industry and Commerce.
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(3) In exercising his discretion the Minister shall have regard, in particular, to—
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(a) the desirability of ensuring so far as practicable that the total volume of seeds of any class that will be available for sale in a particular period is related to the probable market demand for seeds of that class in that period,
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(b) the desirability of confining to a particular area or areas of the State the production of a particular class of seeds,
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(c) the extent to which the applicant was, prior to the commencement of this Act, engaged in the production, processing and sale in the State of seeds of a class specified in the application,
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(d) the extent to which the applicant is prepared to provide the technical staff, premises and equipment necessary, in the opinion of the Minister, for carrying on the business.
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(4) A licence under Article 4 of the Emergency Powers (No. 254) Order, 1943 (S.R. & O., No. 37 of 1943), in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall be a licence under this Act
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