Application for the Grant or Renewal of a Second-Hand Dealer’s Licence

Orkney Islands Council

Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

Please read the attached guidance notes before completing this form. Answer Question 1 or 2 and all other questions, continuing on separate sheet(s) if necessary. All addresses provided must include post codes.

IMAGE: The first page is a blank application form headed “Application for the Grant or Renewal of a Second-Hand Dealer’s Licence”, with sections for individual and business applicants and fields for personal, business, contact and management details.

1. To be completed if applicant is a person (not a company or other business entity).

1.1. Full name (Block capitals).

1.2. Home address including post code.

1.3. Telephone numbers (landlines for home and business; and mobile).

1.4. Email address.

1.5. Age, date and place of birth.

1.6. Is applicant to carry out day-to-day management of the business?

Yes / No (delete as appropriate).

If not, provide full name, address and date and place of birth of any employee or agent so engaged.

Provide telephone numbers (landlines for home and business; and mobile) and email address of employee or agent so engaged.

2. To be completed if applicant is a company or other business entity.

2.1. Full name of business (Block capitals).

2.2. Address of principal or registered office of business including post code.

2.3. Telephone numbers for business (landline and mobile).

2.4. Email address for business.

IMAGE: The second page continues the blank application form with fields for directors, partners, management employees or agents, premises addresses, telephone numbers and location plans at a scale of 1:500.

2.5. Names, private addresses and dates and places of birth of directors, partners or other persons responsible for management of business.

Provide telephone numbers (landlines for home and business; and mobile) and email addresses of directors, partners or other persons responsible for management of business.

Continue on separate sheet(s) if necessary.

2.6. Full name, address and date and place of birth of employee or agent to carry on day-to-day management of the business.

Provide telephone numbers (landlines for home and business; and mobile) and email address of employee or agent.

3. Premises used for dealing in second-hand goods or articles

State the address of the premises to be used for dealing in second-hand goods or articles, including post code and telephone number.

Provide a location plan to the scale of 1:500 showing the location of the premises.

4. Premises where goods or articles will be kept

State the address of the premises at which the goods or articles will be kept, including post code and telephone number, if different from 3 above.

Provide a location plan to the scale of 1:500 showing the location of the premises.

5. Days and hours

State the days and hours for which the licence is required.

IMAGE: The third page is a blank form page containing the days-and-hours field, the convictions declaration table, licence type and length choices, and questions about previous second-hand dealer’s licences.

6. Convictions

Subject to the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, has any party named in this application form ever been convicted of any crime or offence? (continue on separate sheet(s) if necessary). Please read the guidance notes accompanying this form before completing this section. Regardless of whether the application is for a new licence or to renew a current licence, this question must be answered. If any party, including any company or other business entity, named on this application form is stating that they have no convictions to declare, the names of the company or other business entity, as well as all individuals, must be printed below, followed by the answer “None”. All names must be accounted for. The question cannot be left blank in relation to any party.

7. Licence application

7.1. What type of licence are you applying for? (Tick the relevant box next to your choice.)

• Second-Hand Dealer Grant.
• Second-Hand Dealer Renewal.

7.2. What length of licence are you applying for? (Tick the relevant box next to your choice.)

• One year.
• Three years.

8. Previous second-hand dealer’s licence

8.1. Have any parties named on this application form held or currently hold a second-hand dealer’s licence?

If Yes, provide name(s).

Yes / No (delete as appropriate).

8.2. When was the licence granted?

8.3. When did / does it expire?

8.4. Which Authority granted the licence?

IMAGE: The fourth page contains questions about refused second-hand dealer’s licence applications, followed by declarations A to F, signature and date fields, and a warning about making false statements.

9. Previous refused application

9.1. Have any parties named on this application form ever applied for and been refused a second-hand dealer’s licence?

If Yes, provide name(s).

Yes / No (delete as appropriate).

9.2. When was the licence refused?

9.3. Which Authority refused the licence?

Declaration:

A. I/We declare that I/We shall, for a period of 21 days commencing with the date hereof, display at or near the premises so that it can conveniently be read by the public, a notice complying with the requirements of paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 1 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982.

OR

B. I/We declare that I/We are unable to display a notice of this application at or near the premises because I/We have no rights of access or other rights enabling me/us to do so, but I/We have taken the following steps to acquire the necessary rights, namely: (specify steps taken) but have been unable to acquire those rights.

Applicants for Full Licences: Delete (A) or (B) as appropriate. Where declaration (A) is made, there must be produced as soon as possible after the 21 days a Certificate that the Applicant has displayed the Notice.

C. I/We declare that the particulars given by me/us on this form are correct to the best of my/our knowledge and belief.

D. I/We understand that the Authority is required to collect the information supplied by me/us as detailed in this form in terms of legislation to enable it to make decisions on applications.

E. I/We understand that the information supplied by me/us as detailed in this form may be held and used by the Authority for the purpose of Licensing and that information may be disclosed to Police Scotland and other relevant parties for vetting and background enquiries whilst processing and determining the application.

F. I/We understand that the Authority is under a duty to protect the public funds it administers and to this end may use the information I/we have provided on this form for the prevention and detection of fraud. It may also share this information with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds for these purposes.

Signature of Applicant: __________ Date: ______

Signature of Agent: (if applicable) __________ Date: ______

Any person who in, or in connection with the making of, this application makes any statement which s/he knows to be false or recklessly makes any statement which is false in a material particular shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine.

IMAGE: The fifth page contains guidance about declaring convictions, submission instructions, form-version information and a blank “For Official Use” table.

Convictions must be declared, subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. This legislation is available at www.legislation.gov.uk. If you are in any doubt as to whether you require to declare convictions, you must obtain independent legal advice. If you wish to declare that you have no convictions, you must write “None” at question 6 above. You cannot leave the question blank. With reference to the above paragraph, remember that if you do not declare something which you should have declared, you may be prosecuted for failure to declare and this will affect the processing time and procedure for your application.

To be lodged with Legal Services, Orkney Islands Council, Council Offices, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1NY, together with the appropriate fee and documentation.

Form Version: 2011.

Updated 2013.

Updated: 2018-06-15.

For Official Use