# Shark Fins Act 2023, Paragraph 2: Applications

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

(1) A person applying for an exemption certificate (an “applicant”) must provide such information as the appropriate authority requests.
(2) The appropriate authority must grant the application and issue an exemption certificate to the applicant if—
(a) the applicant has provided all the information, and paid any fee, required by the authority, and
(b) the authority is satisfied that the shark fins concerned are to be used for purposes connected with the conservation of sharks,
and must otherwise refuse the application.
(3) If the appropriate authority refuses the application, the authority must inform the applicant why it has been refused.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/22/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/shark-fins-act-2023/schedule/paragraph-2
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