PART 3Prohibitions and licences

Licences11

1

The Treasury may grant a licence to exempt acts specified in the licence from the prohibition in article 7(1) or 8(1).

2

A licence may be—

a

general or granted to a category of persons or to a particular person;

b

subject to conditions;

c

of indefinite duration or subject to an expiry date.

3

The Treasury may vary or revoke a licence at any time.

4

The Treasury, where they grant, vary or revoke a licence, must—

a

in the case of a licence granted to a particular person, give written notice of the licence, variation or revocation to that person, and

b

in the case of a general licence or a licence granted to a category of persons, take such steps as the Treasury consider appropriate to publicise the licence, variation or revocation.

5

Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining a licence, knowingly or recklessly makes any statement or furnishes any document or information which is false in a material particular is guilty of an offence.

6

Any person who has done any act under the authority of a licence and who fails to comply with any conditions attaching to that licence is guilty of an offence.