Directors of a manager must satisfy the following fit and proper requirements:
| (a) |
A director must be a person who is honest and has integrity. |
| (b) |
In determining whether a director complies with subparagraph (a), the registrar may refer to any information in possession of the registrar or brought to the registrar's attention. |
| (c) |
Without prejudice to the generality of subparagraphs (a), (b); and (d), any of the following factors constitutes prima facie evidence that a director does not qualify in terms of paragraph (a), namely if the director— |
| (i) |
has within a period of five years preceding the date of application or the proposed date of appointment or approval, as the case may be, been found guilty in any criminal proceedings or liable in any civil proceedings by a court of law (whether in the Republic or elsewhere) of having acted fraudulently, dishonestly, unprofessionally, dishonourably or in breach of a fiduciary duty; |
| (ii) |
has within a period of five years preceding the date of application or the proposed date of appointment or approval, as the case may be, been found guilty by any statutory professional body or voluntary professional body (whether in the Republic or elsewhere) recognised by the Financial Services Board, of an act of dishonesty. negligence, incompetence or mismanagement, sufficiently serious to impugn the honesty and integrity of the director; |
| (iii) |
has within a period of five years preceding the date of application or the proposed date of appointment or approval, as the case may be, been denied membership of any body referred to in subparagraph (c)(ii) on account of an act of dishonesty, negligence, incompetence or mismanagement, sufficiently serious to impugn the honesty and integrity of the director; |
| (iv) |
has within a period of five years preceding the date of application, or the proposed date of appointment or approval, as the case may be— |
| (aa) |
been found guilty by any regulatory or supervisory body (whether in the Republic or elsewhere), recognised by the Financial Services Board; or |
| bb) |
had its authorisation to carry on business refused, suspended or withdrawn by any such body, |
on account of an act of dishonesty, negligence, incompetence or mismanagement sufficiently serious to impugn the honesty and integrity of the director; or
| (v) |
has at any time prior to the date of application, appointment or approval, as the case may be, been disqualified or prohibited by any court of law (whether in the Republic or elsewhere) from taking part in the management of any company or other statutorily created, recognised or regulated body, irrespective whether such disqualification has since been lifted or not. |
| (d) |
A manager and director must in the application to the registrar, be candid and accurate and must of own accord disclose all facts or information at the disposal of, or which may be assessable to, the manager or director and which may be relevant for purposes of a decision by the registrar whether the director complies with subparagraph (a). |
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