sec.16Additional information

sec.16 Additional information

The chief inspector may, by written notice, require a person mentioned in section 15 (1) to give the chief inspector further information the chief inspector reasonably needs to be satisfied about the person’s identity or physical health. Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief inspector may ask the person to give the chief inspector a report from a doctor about the person’s physical health. The notice must— state that the information must be given within a stated reasonable time (not less than 28 days after the notice is given); and be given to— for a person mentioned in section 15 (1) (a) or (c) —the applicant for the authority; or for a person mentioned in section 15 (1) (b) or (d) —the authority holder. Information required to be supplied under this section may be used only to decide whether the person is an appropriate person for section 15 or to investigate or prosecute an offence and must not be disclosed for any purpose other than as provided under section 132 . An applicant for an authority is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant or the applicant’s employee fails to provide the information required under subsection (1) within the time stated in the notice. s 16 amd 2019 No. 7 s 27 (sec.16-ssec.1) The chief inspector may, by written notice, require a person mentioned in section 15 (1) to give the chief inspector further information the chief inspector reasonably needs to be satisfied about the person’s identity or physical health. (sec.16-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the chief inspector may ask the person to give the chief inspector a report from a doctor about the person’s physical health. (sec.16-ssec.3) The notice must— state that the information must be given within a stated reasonable time (not less than 28 days after the notice is given); and be given to— for a person mentioned in section 15 (1) (a) or (c) —the applicant for the authority; or for a person mentioned in section 15 (1) (b) or (d) —the authority holder. (sec.16-ssec.4) Information required to be supplied under this section may be used only to decide whether the person is an appropriate person for section 15 or to investigate or prosecute an offence and must not be disclosed for any purpose other than as provided under section 132 . (sec.16-ssec.5) An applicant for an authority is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant or the applicant’s employee fails to provide the information required under subsection (1) within the time stated in the notice.

• (a) state that the information must be given within a stated reasonable time (not less than 28 days after the notice is given); and
• (b) be given to— (i) for a person mentioned in section 15 (1) (a) or (c) —the applicant for the authority; or (ii) for a person mentioned in section 15 (1) (b) or (d) —the authority holder.