Private Security Services Act 2004
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Grant or refusal of licence. |
22.—(1) Subject to subsection (3) and sections 24 and 25 , the Authority may grant a licence to a person to provide a security service. | |
(2) When deciding whether to grant a licence the Authority shall take into account any information supplied to it under sections 21 , 34 and 36 . | ||
(3) The Authority shall refuse to grant a licence if satisfied— | ||
(a) if the applicant is an individual, that he or she: | ||
(i) is not a fit and proper person to provide a security service, | ||
(ii) is under 18, | ||
(iii) does not comply with any requirement of this Act or regulations thereunder, | ||
(iv) has not paid the prescribed fee, | ||
(b) if the applicant is a body corporate: | ||
(i) that any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or any person purporting to act in that capacity is not a fit and proper person to hold such a position in a body corporate which is providing a security service, | ||
(ii) that subparagraph (iii) or (iv) of paragraph (a) applies in respect of the body corporate, | ||
and | ||
(c) if the applicant is a partnership, that one or more than one of subparagraphs (i) to (iv) of paragraph (a) applies or apply in respect of any of the partners. | ||
(4) A licence, unless sooner surrendered or revoked or otherwise ceasing to be in force, shall remain in force for a period of 2 years from the date on which it is issued or for such longer period as may be prescribed. | ||
(5) A licence— | ||
(a) does not confer any right of property, and | ||
(b) may not be transferred or assigned or be mortgaged, charged or otherwise encumbered. |