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Part 3Obligations of licence holders, promoters, and Internet auction providers
Obligations of all licence holders: Licences and records

36Obligation to show and to display licence

  1. At any time when a licence holder who is an individual is engaged in secondhand dealing or pawnbroking, he or she must, on request by a constable, show his or her licence to that constable.

  2. Every licence holder must ensure that a certified copy of his or her licence is prominently displayed so as to be readily visible to the public at every place of business used by the licence holder for secondhand dealing or pawnbroking purposes.

  3. A licence holder commits an offence, and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, if he or she fails without reasonable excuse to comply with subsection (1) or subsection (2).

  4. Section 83 applies to a charge under subsection (3).

Compare
  • 1908 No 141 s 11
  • 1963 No 10 s 16
Notes
  • Section 36(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).
  • Section 36(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).