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472 Amendment of new permissions by Authority
(1) If a person is taken to hold a new permission because of section 471, the Authority may, during the period of 12 months beginning on the commencement day, do any of the following for the purposes of ensuring that the new permission is consistent with the kinds of conditions that may be imposed under the new Act—
(a) amend one or more conditions of the new permission;
(b) revoke one or more conditions of the new permission;
(c) impose one or more additional conditions on the new permission;
(d) make any consequential amendments necessary to the permission.
(2) Before exercising a power under subsection (1), the Authority must, at least 10 business days before the Authority exercises the power, give the person a written notice stating—
(a) that the Authority intends to exercise the power; and
(b) if the Authority proposes to amend one or more conditions or impose one or more additional conditions, that the person may make a request under subsection (3) (which deals with additional time to comply).
(3) A person who has been given a notice under subsection (2) may make a written request to the Authority that the person not be required to comply with the proposed amended or additional conditions until 6 months after the conditions are amended or imposed.
(4) After exercising a power under subsection (1), the Authority must give the person a written notice stating—
(a) the amended or additional condition or conditions, as the case requires; and
(b) if the person made a request under subsection (3)—that the person is not required to comply with the amended or additional conditions until 6 months after the conditions are amended or imposed.
S. 473 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 18 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 32−40, 3/2020 ss 45, 46, 47/2020 s. 27).