104Urgent suspension of registration to prevent significant harm

104 Urgent suspension of registration to prevent significant harm

104 Urgent suspension of registration to prevent significant harm

(1) The Secretary may suspend a registration holder’s registration if the Secretary reasonably believes that—

(a) there are grounds for suspending or cancelling the registration, and

(b) the grounds are likely to continue, and

(c) there is a risk that a person will suffer significant harm if the registration is not immediately suspended.

(2) The suspension commences when the Secretary gives written notice of the suspension to the registration holder.

(3) The suspension is for the period of not more than 60 days specified in the notice.

(4) The Secretary is not required to give notice to the registration holder before suspending the registration.

(5) The Secretary may revoke the suspension at any time by giving written notice of the revocation to the registration holder.

(6) The Secretary must not revoke the suspension unless satisfied that the circumstances giving rise to the suspension no longer exist.

(7) In this section—

harm includes loss and damage.