32Duration and renewal

32 Duration and renewal (1) A licence takes effect from the date on which it is granted and, subject to this Act, continues in force for the licence period it specifies. (2) An application for the renewal of a licence must: (a) be lodged with the Registrar; and (b) be in the approved form; and (c) specify a further licence period of 1 year, 3 years or 5 years; and (d) be accompanied by the prescribed fee for the licence period (e) be made within 3 months before the expiry date of the current licence.

Agents Licensing Act 1979 25 (3) Subject to this Act, if an application for renewal is lodged in accordance with subsection (2): (a) the Registrar must renew the licence; and (b) the current licence remains in force until the date that the applicant is notified of the outcome of the renewal application; and (c) the renewed licence is taken to have commenced on the date following the expiry date of the licence it renews. (3A) If the Registrar suspects that the holder of a licence who is seeking the renewal of the licence is not a fit and proper person within the meaning of section 20, the Registrar: (a) must request the Board in writing to hold an inquiry to consider whether the holder of the licence is not a fit and proper person within the meaning of section 20; and (b) must notify the holder of the licence of the request to the (c) must not renew the licence except with the approval of the (3B) The Board must hold an inquiry if it receives a request under subsection (3A). (3C) After holding an inquiry, the Board must: (a) approve the renewal of the licence; or (b) refuse to approve the renewal of the licence. (3D) If the Board refuses to approve the renewal of the licence, the Board must give the holder of the licence a written statement of the reasons for its decision. (5) Unless the Board otherwise determines: (a) a provisional licence does not continue in force for a period longer than the period fixed under section 23A(b) in relation to the holder of that provisional licence; and (b) the Registrar must not renew a provisional licence for a period that extends beyond the date on which that period fixed under section 23A(b) will expire.

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