Paintball Act 2018
17Grant or refusal of permit
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17 Grant or refusal of permit
17 Grant or refusal of permit
(1) The Secretary may, on application, grant or refuse a permit.
(2) The Secretary may refuse a permit—
(a) if the application for the permit does not comply with any requirement imposed by or under this Act, or
(b) on any grounds prescribed by the regulations.
(3) The Secretary must refuse a permit if the applicant is not a suitable person to hold the permit.
(4) The Secretary is to give the applicant notice in writing of a decision to grant or refuse a permit.
(5) If the Secretary fails to give an applicant for a permit notice of a decision to grant or refuse the permit within the period prescribed by the regulations, the Secretary is taken to have refused to grant the permit.