Article 7 Licensing procedure and offences
A person applying for a licence must—
apply in writing; and
include such documentation and information that may be required for taking the relevant licensing decision.
The Treasury—
are not required to consider an application which is incomplete; but
if an application is incomplete, must inform the applicant of the further documentation or information required.
The Treasury may grant a licence without an application having been made.
The Treasury may authorise a person to grant licences on their behalf.
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.
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.