Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990
252Director to advise Police Commissioner etc.
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252 Director to advise Police Commissioner etc. (1) If the Director receives an application for a licence under section 251, the Director must send a copy of it to the Commissioner of Police, together with copies of any accompanying documents other than statements relating to the material and financial resources of the applicant. (2) The Commissioner of Police, within 28 days of receiving a copy of an application under subsection (1), must lodge with the Director a notice in writing which either supports the application or objects to the grant of a licence on the grounds that the applicant may not be a fit and proper person. (2A) A person may, by notice in writing lodged with the Director, object to the granting of a licence on any of the grounds specified in section 258. (3) A notice of objection under subsection (2) or (2A) is to state the reasons for the objection. (4) References in this section to an applicant's not being a fit and proper person are, where the applicant is: (a) a partnership – references to a partner in the partnership; or (b) a body corporate – references to a director or other person concerned in the management of the body corporate; not being a fit and proper person.
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