15Request to Director or others for information

15 Request to Director or others for information

(1) Without limiting section 14, in considering an application for a licence or a renewal of a licence, the Authority may request the following persons to provide information in relation to the application—

(a) the Director;

(b) the Chief Executive Officer of a Council;

(c) the Chief Commissioner of Police.

(2) If the Authority makes a request to the Director or the Chief Executive Officer of a Council under subsection (1), the Director or Chief Executive Officer of a Council (as the case may be)—

(a) may make any inquiries in relation to the application that the Director or Chief Executive Officer of a Council considers appropriate to enable the proper consideration of the application; and

(3) If the Authority makes a request to the Chief Commissioner of Police under subsection (1), the Chief Commissioner of Police—

(a) must make any inquiries in relation to the application that the Chief Commissioner of Police considers appropriate to enable the proper consideration of the application; and

(4) The Authority may take into account any report received under this section in considering an application for a licence or a renewal of a licence.