19Time period for restoration of authorities

19 Time period for restoration of authorities

19 Time period for restoration of authorities

(1) An application for the restoration of an authority must be made—

(a) within 3 months of the expiry of the authority, or

(b) within the further period determined by the Secretary on the application of the person seeking the restoration of the authority.

(2) Without limiting subclause (1)(b), the Secretary may extend the period within which an application for the restoration of an authority may be made if the Secretary is satisfied that—

(a) in a case where the applicant failed to apply for renewal before the authority expired—the failure to apply for renewal was due to inadvertence, or

(b) it is just and equitable to restore the authority.

(3) An authority that has been cancelled must not be restored.

(4) An application for the restoration of an authority must—

(a) be made in the form approved by the Secretary, and

(b) be accompanied by the fee set out in Schedule 1, and

(c) nominate a term of duration for the authority.