Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007

Revocation of licence

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13(1)The Secretary of State may revoke a licence if satisfied that—

(a)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 remaining in force,

(b)there are reasonable grounds to suspect that any of the persons listed in paragraph 9(3) (taking a reference to the applicant as a reference to the holder of the licence) is engaged in criminal activity,

(c)the holder of the licence has persistently failed to comply with the requirements of this Schedule, or

(d)the holder of the licence has failed to comply with a condition imposed under paragraph 10.

(2)The Secretary of State shall not revoke a licence unless the holder—

(a)has been notified of the Secretary of State’s intention to revoke the licence, and

(b)has been given a reasonable opportunity to make representations to the Secretary of State.

(3)If the Secretary of State revokes a licence he shall notify the holder immediately.

(4)Paragraph 9(6) and (8) shall apply for the purposes of this paragraph.