§ 36 — Interpretation of this Part

36. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“appealable decision” means any of the following decisions of the Licensing Officer:(a)

a decision refusing the grant or renewal of a licence under section 8;

(b)

a decision under section 10 imposing a condition in a licensee’s licence;

(c)

a modification under section 11 of a condition in a licensee’s licence;

(d)

the issue, approval or amendment of a code of practice applicable to a licensee or class licensee under section 16, in respect of any provision in the code of practice;

(e)

a decision refusing the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;

(f)

a decision under section 21(1) imposing a condition in respect of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;

(g)

a modification under section 21(3) of a condition in respect of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;

(h)

a decision under section 22(1) to revoke a licence or disapply a class licence;

(i)

a decision under section 22(2) to impose a regulatory action against a licensee or class licensee;

(j)

a decision under section 24(5)(b) to refuse to rescind the immediate suspension of a licensee’s licence or immediate suspension of application of a class licence with respect to a class licensee;

(k)

a decision under section 25(1) to cancel an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;

(l)

a decision under section 25(2) to take regulatory action in respect of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;

(m)

a decision under section 27(6)(b) to refuse to rescind the immediate suspension of an approval granted under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee;

“appellant” means any of the following in relation to the following appealable decisions:(a)

an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (a) of the definition of “appealable decision”;

(b)

a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition of “appealable decision”;

(c)

a licensee or class licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (d) of the definition of “appealable decision”;

(d)

the applicants for the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (e) of the definition of “appealable decision”;

(e)

the grantees of the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (f) or (g) of the definition of “appealable decision”;

(f)

a licensee or former licensee or a class licensee or former class licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (h), (i) or (j) of the definition of “appealable decision”;

(g)

the grantees or former grantees of the grant of an approval under section 20 for an individual to be deployed as a debt collector of a licensee, where the appealable decision is within paragraph (k), (l) or (m) of the definition of “appealable decision”;

“Minister of State” means a Minister of State or Senior Minister of State assisting the Minister on matters within the purposes of this Act;

“Parliamentary Secretary” includes a Senior Parliamentary Secretary appointed to assist the Minister in the discharge of the Minister’s duties and functions under this Act;

“Second Minister” means the Second Minister to the Minister, if any.