7.—(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.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 7 in force at 19.1.2020, see art. 1(1)