33Investigation of application for licence or drivers certificate

#### 33 Investigation of application for licence or drivers certificate 33 Investigation of application for licence or drivers certificate > > (1) The Secretary may carry out such investigations and inquiries as the Secretary thinks necessary to enable the Secretary to properly consider an application for a licence or drivers certificate. > > > (2) In particular, the Secretary may— > > > > > (a) require any person who is an applicant for a licence or drivers certificate, or who is a close associate of the applicant, to consent to having his or her photograph taken in accordance with the arrangements determined by the Secretary, and > > > > > (b) refer to the Commissioner of Police details of any person the Secretary is investigating, copies of any photographs taken and any supporting information that the Secretary considers appropriate for referral to the Commissioner. > > > (3) The Commissioner of Police may inquire into and report to the Secretary on such matters concerning the application as the Secretary may request. > > > (4) The Secretary may refuse to consider an application for a licence or drivers certificate while any person from whom the Secretary requires a photograph under this section refuses to allow his or her photograph to be taken in accordance with this section. > > > (5) For the purposes of this section and section 34, a person who is the holder of a licence or drivers certificate (the current licence or drivers certificate) is taken to have applied for a subsequent licence or drivers certificate if— > > > > > (a) the Secretary has, before the current licence or drivers certificate is due to expire, given that person notice that the current licence or drivers certificate is due to expire, and > > > > > (b) the person does not, within the time specified in the notice, notify the Secretary that the person does not intend to apply for a subsequent licence or drivers certificate. > > **s 33:** Am 1999 No 61, Sch 1 \[12\] \[13\]; 2017 No 22, Sch 1.22 \[3\] and \[5\].