Retail Businesses (Licensing) 60. Sir J. Lucas asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he can now make a statement as to obtaining powers to restrict the issue of Excise licences to genuine traders, thus helping to eliminate black-market racketeers? Captain Crookshank Yes, Sir. I am sending my hon. and gallant Friend a copy of a new Regulation which has now been added to the Defence (General) Regulations.