8Grant or refusal of application

8 Grant or refusal of application

(1)  [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2011] [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2011] [Section 8 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 91, Applied:14 Dec 2022] After receiving a character report from the Commissioner of Police under section 7(3) in respect of an application for a licence, the Director may –

(a) grant the application subject to any conditions that the Director determines; or

(b) refuse to grant the application.

(2)  [Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2011] The Director may refuse to grant an application for a licence if satisfied that –

(a) the applicant –

(i) is not a fit and proper person to hold a licence; or

(ii) [Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2011] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(iii) does not have the required competency standards; or

(iv) [Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2011] [Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2011] has been found guilty of a prescribed offence or an offence under this Act; or

(iva) [Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2011] has been found guilty of any other offence, or a series of other offences, that, in the opinion of the Director, makes the applicant unsuitable to hold a licence; or