HC Deb 09 May 1990 vol 172 c334

Amendments made: No. 733, in page 73, line 19, leave out from beginning to 'and' in line 20.

No. 734, in page 73, line 21, leave out from 'effect' to and of line 24 and insert as if he had not made an application for the licence.'.

No. 735, in page 73, line 25, leave out subsection (4) and insert— '(4) If at any time after a national licence has been granted to any person but before the licence has come into force—

  1. (a) that person indicates to the Authority that lie does not intend to provide the service in question, or
  2. (b) the Authority for any other reason have reasonable grounds for believing that that person will not provide that service once the licence has come into force,
then, subject to subsection (4A)—
  1. (i) the Authority shall revoke the licence,
  2. (ii) the whole, or (if the Authority so determine) a specified part, of any security given by that person under this section shall be forfeited to the Authority, and
  3. (iii) section 94 shall have effect as if he had not made an application for the licence.
 (4A) Subsection (4) shall not apply in the case of any person by virtue of paragraph (b) of that subsection unless the Authority have served on him a notice stating their grounds 'or believing that he will not provide the service in question once his licence has come into force; and they shall not serve such a notice on him unless they have given him a reasonable opportunity of making representations to them about the natters complained of.'.—[Mr. Mellor.]

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