17Renewal of permit

17 Renewal of permit

(1)  In this section –

expiry day means the day on which the term of a permit ends and the permit ceases to be in force.

(2)  A permit holder may apply to the Secretary for the renewal of the permit not less than 3 calendar months before the expiry day.

(3)  This Part applies in respect of an application for the renewal of a permit and that renewal as if the application were an application for a first permit.

(4)  If –

(a) a permit holder applies for the renewal of a permit as specified in subsection (2) ; and

(b) the Secretary renews the permit –

the renewal takes effect on the day after the expiry day.

(5)  If –

(a) a permit holder applies for the renewal of a permit as specified in subsection (2) ; and

(b) the Secretary has not renewed the permit by the expiry day –

the permit continues in force until the Secretary has notified the permit holder, in writing, of the renewal of the permit or until the application for renewal is withdrawn.

(6)  [Section 17 Subsection (6) amended by No. 44 of 2007, s. 12, Applied:13 Nov 2007] If –

(a) a permit holder applies for the renewal of a permit as specified in subsection (2) ; and

(b) the Secretary refuses to renew the permit –

the Secretary is to notify the permit holder, and each affected person, of that refusal in writing, and the permit continues in force until the day specified in that notice.