59Surrender of key person licence

59 Surrender of key person licence (1) A key person licensee may surrender the licence by written notice given to the commission. (2) The surrender takes effect on— (a) the day the notice is given to the commission; or (b) if a later day of effect is stated in the notice—the later day. (3) If the commission believes that a key relationship existed between the key person licensee and a licensed provider at the time of the surrender, the commission must promptly give notice of the surrender to the licensed provider. (4) A person who has surrendered a licence under this section must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to return the licence to the commission within 7 days after the day the surrender takes effect.