Section 8 Notification of events subsequent to the making of an applicationI1I2
A person who has made an application for an operator's licence shall notify the Department if, in the interval between the making of the application and the date on which it is disposed of, there occurs any prescribed event affecting any information given to the Department under section 7.
A person who knowingly fails to comply with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
For the purposes of this section an application shall be taken to be disposed of—
in a case where the Department is required by virtue of regulations under section 57(2)(a), to cause a statement containing its decision on the application to be issued, on the date on which that statement is issued, and
in any other case, on the date on which the applicant receives notice from the Department of its decision on the application.
Annotations
Modifications
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S. 8(1) applied (1.7.2012) by The Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/261), regs. 1, 27(10)
Commencement
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S. 8 in operation at 22.6.2012 for specified purposes by S.R. 2012/247, art. 2, Sch.
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S. 8 in operation at 1.7.2012 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2012/262, art. 2 (with arts. 4-6)