(a) The Commissioner shall, upon denying an application for a license or before revoking or suspending any license, and at least fifteen days prior to the date set for any hearing, and upon due notice to the complainant or objector, notify in writing the applicant for, or the holder of such license, of any grounds for denial or charge made and shall afford said applicant, or licensee an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel in reference thereto. Such written notice may be served by delivery of same personally to the applicant or licensee, or by mailing same by registered or certified mail to the last known business address of such applicant or licensee. The hearing on such charges shall be at such time and place as the Commissioner shall prescribe, providing that it does not work a hardship on the applicant or licensee, and shall be conducted by such officer or person in the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) as the Commissioner may designate, who shall have the power to subpoena and bring before the officer or person so designated any person in the Virgin Islands, and administer an oath to and take testimony of any person or cause his deposition to be taken with the same fees and mileage as prescribed by law in courts in the Virgin Islands in civil cases. Such officer or person in the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) to take such testimony shall be bound by statutory rules of evidence and by technical or formal rules of procedure that apply to the District Courts of the Virgin Islands. In the event that the Commissioner shall deny the application for, or revoke or suspend any such license, its determination shall be in writing and officially signed. The original of such determination, when so signed, shall be filed in the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department (V.I.P.D.) and copies thereof shall be mailed to the applicant or licensee and to the complainant within two days after the filing thereof as herein prescribed.
(b) After notice of revocation, or suspension, or denial of application has been mailed, by registered or certified mail, to the applicant, or licensee, he shall have 30 days within which to appeal the revocation, suspension, or denial of the application to the District Court of the Virgin Islands.