SECURITY PROVIDERS ACT 1993 - SECT 31
Destruction of fingerprints
SECURITY PROVIDERS ACT 1993 - SECT 31
Destruction of fingerprints
31 Destruction of fingerprints
(1) This section applies if—
(a) an application is made for a licence or
renewal of an unrestricted licence; and
(b) a relevant person’s
fingerprints have been taken under section 27for the application; and
(c)
either—
(i) the applicant withdraws the application; or
(ii) the chief
executive refuses to grant or renew the licence, and the applicant’s review
rights under section 26for the application have been exhausted.
(2) This
section also applies if—
(a) either—
(i) a licence is cancelled under
section 22, and the licensee’s review rights under section 26for the
cancellation have been exhausted; or
(ii) a licensee does not apply, under
section 20, for the renewal of the licence before the licence ends; and
(b)
a relevant person’s fingerprints have been taken under section 27for an
application for the licence or renewal of the licence.
(3) The chief
executive must request the Commissioner to destroy the fingerprints.
(4) The
Commissioner must comply with the request within a reasonable time.
(5) In
complying with the request, the Commissioner must destroy the fingerprints in
the presence of a justice.