The Tobacco Products Manufacturing Machinery (Licensing Scheme) Regulations 2018

PART 3 COMMISSIONERS

Eligibility

4.  The Commissioners may grant a licence to a person to carry out a regulated activity only if the Commissioners are satisfied that the person—

(a) is a fit and proper person to carry out the regulated activity, and

(b) will not use an item of tobacco products manufacturing machinery for the purpose of, or with a view to, the fraudulent evasion of the duty of excise charged on tobacco products under section 2(1) of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979(1).

Conditions and restrictions

5.—(1) The Commissioners may prescribe conditions and restrictions which may be imposed in a licence and different conditions and restrictions may be prescribed for different cases.

(2) The Commissioners may specify in a licence that restrictions and conditions are imposed in addition to those prescribed.

Variation or revocation of a licence by the Commissioners

6.—(1) The Commissioners may at any time for reasonable cause vary or revoke a licence.

(2) Where paragraph (1) applies, the Commissioners must give written notice of the variation or revocation to the licensee and state in that notice—

(a) the date the variation or revocation has effect,

(b) in the case of a variation, the variation made, and

(c) the reasons for the variation or revocation.

(1)

Section 2(1) was amended by Part 3 of Schedule 19 to the Finance Act 1981 (c. 35).