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<Text>Section 37 of the 1996 Act (restrictions on granting of certain authorisations) is modified as follows.</Text>
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<Text>In subsection (1)—</Text>
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<Text>the words “Except as mentioned in subsection (1A) below,” are repealed,</Text>
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<Text>after “18(2)” insert <InlineAmendment>“or (5)”</InlineAmendment>.</Text>
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<Text>For subsection (1A), substitute—</Text>
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<Pnumber>1A</Pnumber>
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<Text>A person who is registered in a register established by regulations under section 17A may be considered a fit and competent person for the purposes of subsection (1).</Text>
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<Text>In subsection (3), after “18(2)” insert <InlineAmendment>“or (5)”</InlineAmendment>.</Text>
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