PART IV LICENCES Chapter 1 - Individual Licence 27. Application for an individual licence. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a person may apply, in writing, to the Commission for an individual licence in respect of any matter requiring an individual licence under this Act. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Minister may set out in the regulations made under section 16 the persons or classes of persons who are not eligible to apply for an individual licence. (3) An application under this section may be withdrawn at any time before it is granted or refused. 28. Further information. (1) The Commission may at any time after the application for an individual licence is made, request the applicant to give the Commission, within the period specified in the request, further information on the application. (2) If any additional information or document required under subsection (1) is not provided by the applicant within the time specified in the request or any extension of time granted by the Commission, the application shall be deemed to be withdrawn and shall not be further proceeded with, but without affecting the right of the applicant to make a fresh application. 29. Recommendation by the Commission. The Commission shall, within sixty days of receiving an application for an individual licence under this Part or such other period as may be specified by the Minister, provide a written recommendation to the Minister specifying— (a) whether the individual licence should be granted to the applicant; (b) any special or additional conditions which the individual licence should be subject to, if the Commission recommends the granting of the individual licence; and (c) the reasons for its recommendation. 30. Grant of an individual licence. (1) The Minister shall have due regard to the recommendation of the Commission given under section 29 before making a decision. (2) The Minister may, acting on the recommendation of the Commission, by written notice— (a) grant an individual licence in accordance with the provisions of this Part; and (b) declare that an individual licence granted under this Part be subject to special or additional conditions.

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