8Eligibility for licence

8 Eligibility for licence

8 Eligibility for licence

(1) An individual is eligible to hold a licence only if the Secretary is satisfied that—

(a) he or she is at least 18 years of age, and

(b) he or she is a fit and proper person to hold a licence and each person with whom he or she is in partnership in connection with the business concerned is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, and

(c) he or she is not a disqualified person, and

(d) he or she is not a controlled member of a declared organisation within the meaning of the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012.

Note.

Controlled members are prohibited from applying for licences—see section 27 of the Crimes (Criminal Organisations Control) Act 2012.

(2) A corporation is eligible to hold a licence only if the Secretary is satisfied that—

(a) the corporation is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, and

(b) each director of the corporation is a fit and proper person to hold a licence, and

(c) the corporation is not a disqualified person.

(3) If an applicant for a licence has been charged with an offence involving dishonesty, the Secretary may await the outcome of proceedings on the charge before determining the application.

s 8: Am 1998 No 48, Sch 2.16 [1]. Subst 2002 No 104, Sch 1 [4]. Am 2009 No 23, Sch 3.6 [2]; 2012 No 9, Sch 1.9 [2].