17Issue of licence or notice of refusal

17 Issue of licence or notice of refusal

(1)  [Section 17 Subsection (1) amended by No. 67 of 2005, s. 10, Applied:15 Dec 2005] On granting a licence and on receipt of payment of any prescribed licence fee, the Secretary must issue the appropriate licence to the applicant.

(2)  On refusing to grant a licence, the Secretary must provide to the unsuccessful applicant for the licence written notice of that refusal.

(3)  Within 14 days after receiving the written request of an unsuccessful applicant for a licence for the reasons for which the Secretary refused to grant the licence, the Secretary must provide to the applicant written notice of those reasons.