§ 19 — Application for approval

19.—(1) An application for approval for a licensee to deploy an individual as a debt collector of the licensee must be made jointly by the licensee and the individual to the Licensing Officer in accordance with this section.(2) To avoid doubt —(a)

the Licensing Officer may grant approval for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of 2 or more licensees; but

(b)

each of the licensees mentioned in paragraph (a) must (jointly with the individual) make a separate application under subsection (1) for the Licensing Officer’s approval for the individual to be deployed as a debt collector of that licensee.

(3) An application under subsection (1) must —(a)

be in the form and manner required by the Licensing Officer;

(b)

be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer; and

(c)

be accompanied by any information the Licensing Officer requires to determine the application.

(4) The Licensing Officer or an authorised officer may —(a)

carry out any inquiry or investigation in relation to an application under subsection (1) that is necessary for a proper consideration by the Licensing Officer of the application; and

(b)

request that the applicants provide, within a specified time, any additional information that the Licensing Officer requires for a proper consideration of the application.

(5) The Licensing Officer may refuse an application under subsection (1) —(a)

that is incomplete or otherwise not made in accordance with this section; or

(b)

if the applicants fail to provide the additional information requested under subsection (4)(b).

—(1) An application for approval for a licensee to deploy an individual as a debt collector of the licensee must be made jointly by the licensee and the individual to the Licensing Officer in accordance with this section.

(2) To avoid doubt —(a)

the Licensing Officer may grant approval for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of 2 or more licensees; but

(b)

each of the licensees mentioned in paragraph (a) must (jointly with the individual) make a separate application under subsection (1) for the Licensing Officer’s approval for the individual to be deployed as a debt collector of that licensee.

(3) An application under subsection (1) must —(a)

be in the form and manner required by the Licensing Officer;

(b)

be accompanied by a non-refundable application fee (if prescribed) paid in the manner required by the Licensing Officer; and

(c)

be accompanied by any information the Licensing Officer requires to determine the application.

(4) The Licensing Officer or an authorised officer may —(a)

carry out any inquiry or investigation in relation to an application under subsection (1) that is necessary for a proper consideration by the Licensing Officer of the application; and

(b)

request that the applicants provide, within a specified time, any additional information that the Licensing Officer requires for a proper consideration of the application.

(5) The Licensing Officer may refuse an application under subsection (1) —(a)

that is incomplete or otherwise not made in accordance with this section; or

(b)

if the applicants fail to provide the additional information requested under subsection (4)(b).