7 Licensing procedure and offences
1 A person applying for a licence must—
(a) apply in writing; and
(b) include such documentation and information that may be required for taking the relevant licensing decision.
2 The Treasury—
(a) are not required to consider an application which is incomplete; but
(b) if an application is incomplete, must inform the applicant of the further documentation or information required.
3 The Treasury may grant a licence without an application having been made.
4 The Treasury may authorise a person to grant licences on their behalf.
5 A person (“P”) who provides information, or produces a document, which P knows is false in a material particular with a view to obtaining a licence is guilty of an offence.
6 A person who recklessly provides information, or produces a document, which is false in a material particular with a view to obtaining a licence is guilty of an offence.
Art. 7 in force at 19.1.2020, see art. 1(1)