Section 5
Issuance, renewal and conditions of licence
of Secondhand Goods Dealers Act 2007
(1)
An application for a licence must be —
made to the Licensing Officer in such form or manner as the Licensing Officer may require; and
accompanied by —
such particulars, information and documents as the Licensing Officer may require; and
the prescribed fee and any other prescribed charge.
(2)
Upon receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Licensing Officer may issue a licence to the applicant subject to such conditions as the Licensing Officer may impose.
(3)
The Licensing Officer may at any time add to, vary or revoke any condition of a licence imposed under subsection (2).
(4)
The Licensing Officer must, before adding to, varying or revoking any condition of a licence under subsection (3), give the licensee —
written notice of the Licensing Officer’s intention to do so; and
an opportunity to be heard, within such time as may be specified in the notice, as to why the condition should not be added to, varied or revoked.
(5)
Any person who is aggrieved by the Licensing Officer’s decision under this section may, within 14 days of being notified of the decision, appeal in writing to the Minister whose decision is final.
(6)
A licence may be renewed upon its expiry, and subsections (1) to (5) apply, with the necessary modifications, to an application for the renewal of a licence.
(7)
Any person who, in making an application for a licence —
makes any statement or provides any particulars, information or document which the person knows to be false or does not believe to be true; or
by the intentional suppression of any material fact, provides any information which is misleading,shall be guilty of an offence.