4Revocation of licence and imposition of conditionsE+W
(1)The authority may revoke a scrap metal licence if it is satisfied that the licensee does not carry on business at any of the sites identified in the licence.
(2)The authority may revoke a licence if it is satisfied that a site manager named in the licence does not act as site manager at any of the sites identified in the licence.
(3)The authority may revoke a licence if it is no longer satisfied that the licensee is a suitable person to carry on business as a scrap metal dealer.
(4)Section 3(2) to (7) apply for the purposes of subsection (3).
(5)If the licensee or any site manager named in a licence is convicted of a relevant offence, the authority may vary the licence by adding one or both of the conditions set out in section 3(8).
(6)A revocation or variation under this section comes into effect when no appeal under paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 is possible in relation to the revocation or variation, or when any such appeal is finally determined or withdrawn.
(7)But if the authority considers that the licence should not continue in force without conditions, it may by notice provide—
(a)that, until a revocation under this section comes into effect, the licence is subject to one or both of the conditions set out in section 3(8), or
(b)that a variation under this section comes into effect immediately.
(8)In this section “the authority” means the local authority which issued the licence.
Commencement Information
I1S. 4 in force at 1.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1966, art. 3(d)