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1

An application made under regulation 6(1)F1... shall be accompanied by the following documents—

a

two photographs of the applicant, which shall be—

i

taken against a light background so that the applicant's features are distinguishable and contrast against the background,

ii

45 millimetres by 35 millimetres,

iii

full face uncovered and without sunglasses and, unless the applicant wears a head covering due to his religious beliefs, without a head covering,

iv

on photographic paper, and

v

one of which is endorsed with a statement verifying the likeness of the photograph to the applicant by a solicitor, notary, a person of standing in the community or any individual with a professional qualification; and

b

either—

i

a criminal conviction certificate issued under section 112 of the Police Act 1997 M1,

ii

a criminal record certificate issued under section 113A of the Police Act 1997, or

iii

the results of a subject access search under the Data Protection Act 1998 M2 of the Police National Computer by the National Identification Service, and

in any case such certificate or search results shall be issued no earlier than one calendar month before the giving of the application to the relevant licensing authority, and

F2c

a declaration by the applicant, in the form set out in Schedule 3, that the applicant—

i

has not been convicted of a relevant offence or a foreign offence,

ii

has not been required to pay an immigration penalty, or

iii

has been convicted of such an offence or required to pay such a penalty, accompanied by details of the nature and date of the conviction or penalty and any sentence in respect of such conviction.

2

Except in the case of a person prescribed under regulation 4, an application under regulation 6(1) shall be accompanied by the licensing qualification of the applicant.