Legislation – Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
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PART 5CRIMINAL RECORDS
Additional grounds for refusing an application to be registered39
“(4)
Subsection (6) applies if an application is made under section 120 by an individual who—
(a)
has previously been a registered person; and
(b)
has been removed from the register (otherwise than at that individual’s own request).
(5)
Subsection (6) also applies if an application is made under section 120 by a body corporate or unincorporate which—
(a)
has previously been a registered person; and
(b)
has been removed from the register (otherwise than at its own request).
(6)
The Department may refuse the application.”.