12Issue of licence

12 Issue of licence

(1)  If the Secretary has approved in principle an application for a licence and any construction, alteration or extension of any building to which the application relates has been completed, the Secretary is to either –

(a) grant the application and issue a licence to the applicant; or

(b) refuse the application.

(2)  In any such case, the Secretary may not refuse the application for a licence unless –

(a) the approval in principle of the application expired before the completion of the construction, alteration or extension of any building to which the application relates; or

(b) any such building was not constructed, altered or extended in accordance with the approval in principle; or

(c) any other condition to which the approval in principle was subject has not been complied with.