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Arms Bill

Licences and approvals - Visitor licences - Applying for visitor licence

125: Chief executive to provide certain information to applicant if licence application not granted

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"What happens if your gun licence application is declined"

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If you apply for a visitor licence and the chief executive says no, they must tell you about the decision. They must also tell you why they made that decision, except in cases where section 126 applies. You have the right to appeal this decision under section 341, and the chief executive must inform you of this.

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Part 3Licences and approvals
Visitor licences: Applying for visitor licence

125Chief executive to provide certain information to applicant if licence application not granted

  1. If the chief executive does not issue a visitor licence to an applicant, the chief executive must—

  2. inform the applicant of—
    1. the decision; and
      1. the reasons for the decision (except to the extent that section 126 applies):
      2. inform the applicant that the applicant has a right of appeal under section 341.