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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Business licences - Applying for business licence

82: Application for business licence

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"How to Apply for a Licence to Run a Business with Arms Items"

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If you want to apply for a business licence, you must do it in a certain way. You have to fill out a form that the chief executive approves. You need to include details like what your business will do and where it will operate. You must also say what kind of arms items you will be working with. If you plan to work from more than one place, you need to give details about each place. This includes the name of the manager and the address of each place. Your application must be supported by certain information and documents. You may also need to pay a fee. If you want a licence to make restricted items, there are special rules. You can only apply if you were already making these items before 12 April 2019. There are also rules about who can apply to make restricted parts and use restricted items for testing. The term 'permitted supply' means supplying restricted parts to the government or exporting them. It also means supplying restricted parts to people who are allowed to have them under this law.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Business licences: Applying for business licence

82Application for business licence

  1. An application for a business licence must be made to the chief executive in the prescribed manner and must—

  2. be in a form approved by the chief executive; and
    1. specify—
      1. the business activities for which the business licence is sought; and
        1. the class or classes of arms items in respect of which those business activities will be carried on; and
          1. the place of business from which the business activities will be carried on; and
            1. if it is intended that the business activities occasionally be carried on at more than 1 place of business in accordance with section 86 or 87, the following details in respect of each proposed place of business:
              1. the name of the manager of the place of business; and
                1. the address of the place of business; and
                2. any other prescribed details; and
                3. be supported by any information and documents that are prescribed; and
                  1. be accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any).

                    1. An application for a business licence to carry on the business activity specified in section 6(1)(a)(iii) relating to the manufacture of any restricted items may only be made by a person who, before 12 April 2019, was in the business of manufacturing restricted parts for the purposes of permitted supply and who continues, for the purposes of permitted supply, to manufacture restricted parts.

                    2. An application for a business licence to carry on the business activity specified in section 6(1)(a)(v) relating to the manufacture of restricted parts and using restricted items for the purpose of testing may only be made by a a person who, before 12 April 2019, was in the business of permitted supply and the person continues, for the purposes of permitted supply, to use restricted items to test and demonstrate restricted parts.

                    3. In subsections (2) and (3), permitted supply means—

                    4. the supply of restricted parts to the Crown that is permitted under section 13(3) or (4):
                      1. the export of restricted parts to any person that is permitted or authorised under the Customs and Excise Act 2018:
                        1. the supply of restricted parts to other persons expressly permitted or authorised under this Act to possess restricted parts.