Private Security Industry Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Licensing Procedures
26. Appeal to Minister
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for approval under section 11(1); or
for a licence or for the renewal of a licence,has been refused by the licensing officer may, within 14 days after being notified of such refusal, appeal in the prescribed manner to the Minister whose decision is final.
Where an approval under section 11(1) or a licence is granted or renewed by the licensing officer subject to conditions, the person to whom the approval is granted or the licensee concerned may, within 14 days after being notified of such conditions, appeal in the prescribed manner to the Minister whose decision is final.
licence
“licence” means any of the following licences granted under this Act:(a)a private investigator’s licence;(b)a private investigation agency’s licence;(c)a security officer’s licence;(d)a security agency’s licence; or(e)a security service provider’s licence;
If the licensing officer has made any order under section 24(1), (2) or (7)(a) or (b) in respect of any licensee, the licensee concerned may, within 14 days after being served with the notice of the order, appeal to the Minister against the order, and the decision of the Minister shall be final.
licensing officer
“licensing officer”, in relation to any provision in this Act, means any licensing officer appointed under section 4(1) for the purposes of that provision, and includes any assistant licensing officer appointed by such a licensing officer under section 4(2) and subject to the licensing officer’s direction and control;
In any appeal under this section in relation to the conviction of the licensee for a criminal offence, the Minister must, on appeal from any order of the licensing officer, accept the licensee’s conviction as final and conclusive.
Where the licensee concerned has appealed under this section to the Minister against an order by the licensing officer under section 24(1), (2) or (7)(a) or (b), the order does not take effect unless the order is confirmed by the Minister or the appeal is for any reason dismissed by the Minister or withdrawn.