76BSuitability of person to be eligible person

76B Suitability of person to be eligible person

[Section 76B Inserted by No. 24 of 2021, s. 7, Applied:31 Mar 2023]

(1)  In this section –

applicant means a person applying to be approved as eligible to hold a licence of a particular category under section 76A .

(2)  For the purposes of determining whether an applicant or an eligible person is a suitable person to hold a licence of a particular category, the Secretary may take into account the following matters:

(a) in the case of an applicant, whether the applicant is a fit and proper person to hold a licence of that category;

(b) in the case of an eligible person, whether the eligible person is or remains a fit and proper person to hold a licence of that category;

(c) whether the applicant or eligible person has, within the last 5 years, been convicted of any offence, under this Act, any other Act or a corresponding law, which the Secretary considers is relevant to the holding of a licence of that category;

(d) whether the applicant or eligible person has any unpaid fees, levies, charges or royalties due and payable by the person under this Act;

(e) anything else that the Secretary considers relevant.

(3)  In determining whether an applicant or an eligible person is a suitable person to hold a licence of a particular category, the Secretary may take all steps and make all inquiries that are reasonable and appropriate.