Pawnbrokers Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Regulation of Pawnbrokers, Etc.
14. Directors and managers to be approved by Registrar
Feedback & supportA person cannot be appointed or act as a director or a manager of a licensee without the Registrar’s approval.
manager
“manager”, in relation to a pawnbroker, means a person (including a director of the pawnbroker) responsible for managing the whole or any part of the pawnbroker’s business of pawnbroking;
Where a person contravenes subsection (1), the person and the licensee shall each be guilty of an offence.
licensee
“licensee” means a person holding a licence, and includes a person whose licence is suspended;
For the purposes of subsection (1), the Registrar may —
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Pawnbrokers appointed under section 5, and includes any Deputy Registrar of Pawnbrokers or Assistant Registrar of Pawnbrokers exercising the functions of the Registrar;
approve a person to be appointed or to act as a director or a manager of the licensee; or
subject to section 16, withdraw any such approval.