Section 13: Restriction on grant of licence or approval

(1) The licensing authority shall not grant any licence or approval under the provisions of this Act if any director of the company or the person applying for approval-
(a) has been found guilty of a criminal offence under the Penal Code, the Criminal Code, the Firearms Act, the Explosives Act or the Robbery and Firearms (Special Provisions) Act, by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction in Nigeria or of an offence of a similar nature elsewhere;
(b) has been sentenced to any period of imprisonment for an offence involving fraud, theft or a breach of trust, whether in Nigeria or elsewhere;
(c) has been dismissed, discharged or otherwise removed on disciplinary grounds from the Nigeria Police Force, the Armed Forces of the Federation, the Nigerian Prisons Service, the Special Constabulary, the Fire Services or Customs Preventive Service or any such similar law enforcement agency or service whether in Nigeria or elsewhere;
(d) is a person in respect of whom the Minister is satisfied that it is contrary to public interest or the interest of national security that he should be a director or be approved for employment under the provisions of this Act;
(e) is not a citizen of Nigeria.
(2) Where any person approved under the provisions of this Act is convicted of any offence referred to in subsection (1) of this section or is sentenced to a period of imprisonment, it shall be the duty of the registrar of the court concerned to notify the licensing authority thereof and the licensing authority shall withdraw the approval granted to the person.