10Application for issue, renewal or variation of authority—the Act, s 27

10 Application for issue, renewal or variation of authority—the Act, s 27

10 Application for issue, renewal or variation of authority—the Act, s 27

(1) An application for the issue, renewal or variation of an authority or for the transfer of a licence—

(a) must be made in writing in the form approved by the Secretary for the purposes of the application, and

(b) must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documents referred to in the approved form and by the relevant fee or fees, and

(c) for an application for renewal—must be lodged with the Secretary during the month of May that last precedes expiration of the authority.

(2) An application for a renewal of an authority that complies with subsection (1) operates to renew the authority until—

(a) the Secretary notifies the holder of the authority that renewal of the authority has been refused, or

(b) the application is deemed to be refused under the Act, section 27(4).

(3) An application for renewal of an authority is not required, and subsection (2) has effect as if an application for renewal complying with subsection (1) had been made, if—

(a) the authority first takes effect during May or June, and

(b) the fee or fees for renewal of the authority is or are paid before the next succeeding 1 July.

(4) The Secretary must not issue a licence unless—

(a) the applicant has, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, completed a course of study of a kind approved by the Secretary concerning the requirements of the Act and this Regulation, and

(b) the applicant understands, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, the requirements of the Act and this Regulation.

(5) An application is not required for a licence to be issued under the Act, section 18(4).