s 23 Tourist guide licence application
23.—(1) Any person who desires to apply for or renew a tourist guide licence —(a) must apply to the Board in such form and manner as the Board may require; and (b) in the case of an application to renew a licence, must submit the application to the Board within such period before the expiry of the licence as the Board may specify.[7/2014] (2) In considering an application under subsection (1), the Board may require the applicant to satisfy such criteria and requirements as the Board may publish, from time to time, on any website that may be prescribed.[7/2014] (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the Board may administer, on its own or in collaboration with any other person, such proficiency tests, or training or certification programmes, as it considers appropriate.[7/2014] (4) Upon considering an application received under subsection (1), the Board may —(a) grant or renew a licence (as the case may be) for such duration as the Board may specify; or (b) refuse the application.[7/2014] (5) The Board must, before refusing an application to renew a licence, give the applicant written notice of its intention to do so and an opportunity to submit reasons, within the period that the Board may specify in that notice, as to why the application should not be refused.[19D [7/2014]