Term and renewal of licence
22 Term and renewal of licence
Subject to this Act, a licence remains in force—
in the case of a licence granted other than by way of renewal of a licence—for a period of 12 months commencing on the day on which the licence is granted; or
in the case of a licence granted by way of renewal of a licence—for such period (not exceeding 5 years) as is stated in the licence commencing on the day on which the previous licence is due to expire.
The
Minister may, on an application under this section and by written notice, taking into account any criteria prescribed by the regulations, renew or refuse to renew a licence.
An application for the renewal of a licence must—
be made in a manner and form determined by the Minister; and
be delivered to the Minister not less than 1 month before the licence is due to expire; and
be accompanied by such information or documents as may be required by the Minister; and
be accompanied by the prescribed application fee.
The
Minister may, if the Minister thinks fit and on payment of the prescribed late application fee, renew a licence despite the fact that the application for renewal was delivered out of time.
If an application for the renewal of a licence is not decided before the day on which the licence is due to expire, the licence continues in operation until the application is decided and, if the licence is renewed, the renewal is taken to have commenced on the day on which the licence would, but for this subsection, have expired.
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