Part III Licensing of Credit and Hire Businesses
Renewal, variation, suspension and revocation of licences
32 Suspension and revocation.
1
Where at a time during the currency of a licence the F1OFT is of the opinion that if the licence had expired at that time F2(assuming, in the case of a licence which has effect indefinitely, that it were a licence of limited duration)F3it would have been minded not to renew it, and that therefore it should be revoked or suspended, F3it shall proceed as follows.
2
In the case of a standard licence the F1OFT shall, by notice—
a
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invite him to submit to the OFT in accordance with section 34 representations—
i
as to the proposed revocation or suspension; and
ii
about the provision (if any) that should be included under section 34A as part of the determination were the OFT to revoke or suspend the licence.
3
In the case of a group licence the F1OFT shall—
a
b
in the notice invite any licensee to submit to F8it representations as to the proposed revocation or suspension in accordance with section 34.
4
In the case of a group licence issued on application the F1OFT shall also—
a
b
invite him to submit representations as to the proposed revocation or suspension in accordance with section 34.
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6
General notice shall be given of the revocation or suspension of a group licence.
7
A revocation or suspension under this section shall not take effect before the end of the appeal period.
8
Except for the purposes of section 29, a licensee under a suspended licence shall be treated, in respect of the period of suspension, as if the licence had not been issued; and where the suspension is not expressed to end on a specified date it may, if the F1OFT thinks fit, be ended by notice given by F11it to the licensee or, in the case of a group licence, by general notice.
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The OFT has no power to revoke or to suspend a standard licence simply because, by virtue of provision made in a general notice under section 24A(5), a person cannot apply for the renewal of such a licence on terms which are the same as the terms of the licence in question.