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Part 2Licences and certificates
Licences: who must be licensed

7Pawnbrokers to be licensed

  1. Every person who acts as a pawnbroker must hold a licence.

  2. If 2 or more people act as pawnbrokers in partnership, each partner must hold a licence.

  3. A person who acts as a pawnbroker without holding a licence commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

Notes
  • Section 7(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).