Motor Car Traders Act 1986

This section applies if a licensee is a partnership or a body corporate and a partner or a director of the licensee is convicted or found guilty of a serious offence (whether or not a conviction was recorded).

The licensee may apply to the Authority for permission to continue to hold its licence.

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.

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.

The Authority may refuse to consider the application 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.