15Considerations for the Secretary in granting a licence under this Part

15 Considerations for the Secretary in granting a licence under this Part

S. 15(1) substituted by No. 29/2021 s. 15(2).

(1) The Secretary must not grant a non‑emergency patient transport service licence unless the Secretary is satisfied that—

(b) if the applicant is a body corporate, each director and officer of the body corporate who does or may exercise control over the service is a fit and proper person.

S. 15(2) substituted by No. 29/2021 s. 15(2).

(2) In deciding whether or not to grant a licence, the Secretary must consider—

(a) the suitability of the equipment and vehicles to be used in the service for which the licence is to be granted; and

(b) the suitability of the clinical governance arrangements and management and staffing arrangements for the service and the compliance of those arrangements with regulations made under this Act and any approved standards; and

(c) whether the arrangements for the care to be provided by the service to patients are such that the service will be safe and of an appropriate quality; and

(d) the suitability of the arrangements for recording, monitoring and reviewing the clinical governance arrangements and management and staffing arrangements for the service; and

(e) whether the service has complied with any conditions to which the approval in principle is subject; and

(f) if the applicant is a body corporate, whether the body corporate is of sound financial reputation and stable financial background.

S. 15(2A) inserted by No. 29/2021 s. 15(2).

(2A) The Secretary, by written notice to the applicant, may require the applicant to give the Secretary any further information or document the Secretary reasonably requires to determine the application, within a reasonable time specified in the notice.

(3) The Secretary must not refuse to grant a licence on any ground that is inconsistent with an approval in principle that is in force and that has been granted in relation to the service in respect of which the application for the licence has been made.

S. 16 substituted by No. 29/2021 s. 16.