Person with criminal record may be allowed limited right to hold licence etc.
29B Person with criminal record may be allowed limited right to hold licence etc.
S. 29B(1) amended by No. 8/2003 s. 67(1).
This section applies to a person who has been convicted or been found guilty of a serious offence (whether or not a conviction was recorded) within the last 10 years.
The person may apply to the Authority for permission—
to hold, or to continue to hold, a licence; or
to be employed as an employee of a motor car trader in a customer service capacity (within the meaning of section 35A); or
to be a partner or director of, or a person concerned in the management of, a motor car trader.
S. 29B(2A) inserted by No. 8/2003 s. 67(2).
An application under this section must be in the form approved by the Authority and contain any information and be accompanied by any documents required by the Authority.
S. 29B(2B) inserted by No. 8/2003 s. 67(2).
In considering an application under this section, the Authority may—
conduct any inquiries it thinks fit;
require the applicant to provide any further information that the Authority thinks fit in the manner required by the Authority;
seek advice and information on the application from any other person or body as it thinks fit.
S. 29B(2C) inserted by No. 8/2003 s. 67(2).
The Authority may refuse to give its permission if the applicant does not provide the further information required, or his or her consent for the Authority to obtain that information, within a reasonable time after the requirement is made.
The Authority may give its permission if it is satisfied that it is not contrary to the public interest for it to do so.
S. 29C inserted by No. 74/1996 s. 15.
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