8Refusal of application

8 Refusal of application

[Section 8 Substituted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 14, Applied:01 Jul 2023] After receiving a report from the Commissioner of Police under section 7(b) in respect of an application, the Director may refuse to grant a licence to the applicant only if the Director is satisfied that –

(a) the applicant is not a fit and proper person to hold a licence having regard to the report under section 7(b) ; or

(b) the applicant has been convicted of a prescribed offence; or

(c) if the applicant were the holder of a licence –

(i) there would be grounds for disciplinary action against the person under section 37 ; or

(ii) there would be grounds for suspension or cancellation of the licence under section 38 .