# Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, Paragraph 9

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The Secretary of State shall grant an application for a licence unless satisfied that any of Conditions 1 to 4 applies.
(2) Condition 1 for the refusal of a licence is that a proscribed organisation, or an organisation which appears to the Secretary of State to be closely associated with a proscribed organisation, would be likely to benefit from the licence (whether or not a condition were imposed under paragraph 10).
(3) Condition 2 for the refusal of a licence is that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that any of the following is engaged in criminal activity—
(a) a business involving the provision for reward of security services which is, was or is proposed to be carried on by the applicant,
(b) a person whom the applicant employs or proposes to employ as a security guard,
(c) a partner or proposed partner of the applicant (where the applicant is an individual),
(d) a member or proposed member of the applicant (where the applicant is a partnership), and
(e) an officer or proposed officer of the applicant (where the applicant is a body corporate).
(4) Condition 3 for the refusal of a licence is that the applicant has persistently failed to comply with the requirements of this Schedule.
(5) Condition 4 for the refusal of a licence is that the applicant has failed to comply with a condition imposed under paragraph 10.
(6) In Condition 1 a reference to a benefit is a reference to any benefit—
(a) whether direct or indirect, and
(b) whether financial or not.
(7) Paragraph 8(5) shall have effect for the purposes of Condition 2.
(8) In Condition 3 the reference to this Schedule includes a reference to—
(a) Part V of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 24) (private security services),
(b) Part V of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996 (c. 22) (private security services), and
(c) Schedule 13 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (c. 11) (Northern Ireland: private security services).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/6/schedule/6/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-and-security-northern-ireland-act-2007/schedule-6/paragraph-9
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