Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:

(1)  After receiving a character report from the Commissioner of Police under section 7(3) in respect of an application for a licence, the Director may –

(a) grant the application subject to any conditions that the Director determines; or

(b) refuse to grant the application.

(b) by inserting the following subsection after subsection (5) :

(5A)  The Director must be satisfied in relation to the matters set out in this section, other than as set out in subsections (1) and (2)(a)(i), in respect of a person who is entitled to hold a licence by virtue of holding deemed registration, despite the person not making an application for a licence under this Act.