5Additional circumstances in which Secretary may refuse to grant licence

5 Additional circumstances in which Secretary may refuse to grant licence

5 Additional circumstances in which Secretary may refuse to grant licence

(1) For the Act, section 9(6), the Secretary may refuse to grant a licence to an applicant if—

(a) the Secretary is not satisfied the purpose under the Act, section 5 for which the licence is sought is genuine, or

(b) the applicant, or a close associate of the applicant, has previously been refused a licence or corresponding authority, or

(c) the applicant, or a close associate of the applicant, held a licence or corresponding authority that was suspended or cancelled, or

(d) the applicant, or a concerned close associate of the applicant, is less than 18 years of age, or

(e) the applicant has supplied information in the application that, to the applicant’s knowledge, is false or misleading in a material particular, or

(f) for an application for a licence authorising a person to cultivate low-THC hemp for scientific research, instruction, analysis or study—the applicant is unable to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the applicant, or a concerned close associate of the applicant, holds the appropriate qualifications, or

(g) for an application for the renewal of a licence—an annual fee payable for the licence being renewed has not been paid in accordance with section 23.

(2) In this section—

appropriate qualifications, in relation to a licence application, mean the educational qualifications and other relevant qualifications and experience required to carry out the proposed scientific research, instruction, analysis or study under the licence.