56Renewal of licence

#### 56 Renewal of licence 56 Renewal of licence > > (1) A licensee may, not earlier than 1 month before the expiration of his or her current licence, apply to the NICC for a new licence, in which case— > > > > > (a) the current licence continues in force until the application for the new licence is determined, and > > > > > (b) if granted, the new licence is to be considered to have been granted on the anniversary of the date on which the current licence was granted and is to be dated accordingly. > > > (2) An application for a new licence is to be made in a form approved by the NICC and is not to be considered to have been made unless accompanied by the fee prescribed by the regulations. > > > (3) The provisions of this Act (except those relating to the form of an application and the grant of a provisional licence) apply to and in relation to— > > > > > (a) an application under this section for a new licence, and > > > > > (b) the determination of such an application, and > > > > > (c) any licence granted as a result of such an application, > > > > as if the application has been made by a person other than a licensee. > > **s 56:** Am 2018 No 8, Sch 1 \[11\].