(1) A person may apply in the prescribed form to the Commission—
(a) for a customs broker licence; or
(b) if he or she is a customs broker or the employer of a customs clerk, for a customs clerk licence or an apprentice permit on behalf of his or her employee.
(2) The Commission may, subject to section 23, grant a licence applied for under subsection (1), if satisfied that the applicant in the case of a customs broker licence, or the employee on whose behalf the application is made in the case of a customs clerk licence or an apprentice permit—
(a) has paid the prescribed fee;
(b) has attained the age of eighteen years;
(c) is not suffering from any mental incapacity;
(d) has passed an examination in Mathematics and English Language as set by a recognised examination body; and
(e) with respect to an application for a licence only, has satisfied the Commission as to his or her fitness and competence, and has been successful at the examination set for this purpose under section 15.