Grant of licence

(1) After reviewing an application made, and any additional information provided, under section 6, the Registrar may grant to the applicant a licence, if the Registrar is satisfied that– (a) the applicant and each associate of the applicant is a fit and proper person to be concerned in or associated with the management or operation of a moneylending business; and (b) the applicant or any associate has not been convicted of a specified offence. (2) A licence shall be in such form and contain such particulars as the Registrar may direct. (3) For the purposes of this section, “specified offence” means– (a) an offence under this Act or the regulations; (b) an offence under the Domestic Banks and Financial Institutions Act, or any other law that regulates financial institutions or financial services; CAP. 263. CAP. 104. (c) an offence under the Money Laundering and Terrorism (Prevention) Act; 22 (d) an offence under Part XI of the Criminal Code,; CAP. 101. (e) conspiracy to commit or attempting or aiding and abetting any offence referred to in paragraph (a) to (d); or (f) in the case of a jurisdiction other than Belize, an offence under the laws of that jurisdiction which is analogous to any of those referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e). license.