56Secretary may suspend or revoke authority

56 Secretary may suspend or revoke authority

(1) The Secretary, by notice served on the holder of an authority under this Part, may suspend or revoke the authority if satisfied that a condition of the authority has not been complied with.

(2) The suspension may be expressed to be for a stated period or until the conditions of the authority are complied with.

(3) Before suspending or revoking an authority the Secretary must—

(a) serve notice of the proposed suspension or revocation on the holder of the authority, specifying the grounds for the proposal; and

(b) allow the holder of the authority reasonable opportunity to make written or oral submissions to the Secretary about the matter; and

(c) consider any submissions made in accordance with paragraph (b).

(4) While an authority is suspended the holder is deemed not to have been issued the authority.

(5) The Secretary may, by notice served on the holder of the authority, revoke the suspension of an authority.