Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007

9 U.K.

9 [F1 (1) The Secretary of State shall grant an application for a licence unless satisfied that any of Conditions 1 to 4 applies. U.K.

(2) Condition 1 for the refusal of a licence is that a proscribed organisation, or an organisation which appears to the Secretary of State to be closely associated with a proscribed organisation, would be likely to benefit from the licence (whether or not a condition were imposed under paragraph 10).

(3) Condition 2 for the refusal of a licence is that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that any of the following is engaged in criminal activity—

(a) a business involving the provision for reward of security services which is, was or is proposed to be carried on by the applicant,

(b) a person whom the applicant employs or proposes to employ as a security guard,

(c) a partner or proposed partner of the applicant (where the applicant is an individual),

(d) a member or proposed member of the applicant (where the applicant is a partnership), and

(e) an officer or proposed officer of the applicant (where the applicant is a body corporate).

(4) Condition 3 for the refusal of a licence is that the applicant has persistently failed to comply with the requirements of this Schedule.

(5) Condition 4 for the refusal of a licence is that the applicant has failed to comply with a condition imposed under paragraph 10.

(6) In Condition 1 a reference to a benefit is a reference to any benefit—

(a) whether direct or indirect, and

(b) whether financial or not.

(7) Paragraph 8(5) shall have effect for the purposes of Condition 2.

(8) In Condition 3 the reference to this Schedule includes a reference to—

(a) Part V of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 24) (private security services),

(b) Part V of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (c. 22) (private security services), and

(c) Schedule 13 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (Northern Ireland: private security services).F1 ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 6 repealed (N.I) (1.12.2009) by The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Designated Activities) (Northern Ireland) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3048), art. 4