Motor Car Traders Act 1986

An application for a licence may be made to the Authority by—

a person of or over the age of 18 years;

a partnership; or

a body corporate.

The application must be in the form approved by the Authority and must be signed—

if the application is made by a natural person—by that person; or

if the application is made by a partnership—by one of the partners who has the authority of the other partners to sign on behalf of those partners; or

if the application is made by a body corporate—by a director of the body corporate who has the authority of the other directors to sign on behalf of the body corporate.

An application must be accompanied by the prescribed fee for the application and may be accompanied by the first annual fee for the licence.

An application must specify—

the name and address—

if the application is made by a natural person—of that person; or

if the application is made by a partnership—of each partner; or

if the application is made by a body corporate—of each director of the body corporate; and

if the application is made by a body corporate—the date and place of incorporation of the body corporate, its corporate name and address of its registered office; and

the date upon which the applicant intends to commence trading in motor cars; and

the address of the place that, if a licence were granted pursuant to the application, would be the principal place of business of the licensee and the address of each other place at which the licensee proposes to carry on business; and

whether any previous applications for a licence had been made or whether the applicant has been a licensed motor car trader or been employed by a motor car trader; and

the type of trade in motor cars which the applicant proposes to conduct and the financial resources of the applicant to conduct that type of business; and

such other matters as may be prescribed.