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Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989
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7 Application for registration
S. 7(1) amended by No. 52/1998
s. 251(1).
(1) An application for registration as a second-hand dealer may be made to the Authority.
(2) An application must be—
S. 7(2)(a) amended by No. 52/1998
s. 251(1).
(a) in writing in or to the effect of the form approved by the Authority and must be verified by statutory declaration; and
(b) accompanied by evidence as to the identity of—
(i) the applicant; or
(ii) if the applicant is a body corporate, the directors of the applicant—
by means of a birth certificate, passport (if the passport is current or expired for not more than 2 years), driver licence or any other document in one of the prescribed categories; and
(c) accompanied by the prescribed fee; and
S. 7(2)(d) amended by Nos 52/1998
s. 251(1), 93/2001 s. 9, substituted by No. 106/2003 s. 28(1).
(d) lodged with the Authority not less than 1 month before the day on which the applicant proposes to commence business as a second-hand dealer.
S. 7(3) inserted by No. 52/1998
s. 251(2).
(3) If before an application is determined the applicant becomes aware of a change that has occurred in the information provided at any time by the applicant in, or in relation to, the application, the applicant must within 7 days after becoming so aware give particulars of the change to the Authority.
S. 7A inserted by No. 93/2001 s. 10.