49Grant of licence

49 Grant of licence

49 Grant of licence

(1) The Environment Protection Authority may determine an application for a licence by granting a licence to the applicant.

(2) The Authority may refuse to grant a licence to an applicant for a licence—

(a) if the Authority is of the opinion that the applicant is not a fit and proper person to hold the licence, or

(b) if the applicant does not hold the qualifications prescribed by, or determined in accordance with, the regulations for the kind of licence, or

(c) if the applicant does not hold an insurance policy of a class prescribed by the regulations (or is not eligible to hold such a policy) for the licence concerned, or

(d) in such other circumstances as may be prescribed by the regulations.

ss 47–49: Subst 2015 No 3, Sch 1.1 [6].