50Duration of registration

#### 50 Duration of registration 50 Duration of registration > > (1) Subject to subsection (2), registration comes into force— > > > > > (a) on the date on which the relevant certificate of registration is issued, or > > > > > (b) on such other date (whether earlier or later) as is specified in the certificate. > > > (2) Renewed (but not restored) registration comes into force, or is taken to have come into force, on the date following the expiry date of the registration it renews. > > > (3) Registration that comes into force before the date on which the relevant certificate of registration is issued has effect in relation to the period before that date for the purposes only of this Act and the relevant registration legislation. > > > (4) Unless sooner cancelled, fixed-term registration remains in force for such period as is specified in the relevant certificate of registration. > > > (5) If an application for renewal of registration is made before the date on which registration would otherwise expire, registration remains in force, for the purposes only of this Act and the relevant registration legislation, until the date on which the applicant is notified of the relevant registration authority’s decision on the application. > > > (6) Subsection (5) does not affect any requirements (such as requirements as to insurance) that must be complied with by a registered person under the relevant registration legislation. > > > (7) Without limiting any other circumstances in which registration may be cancelled, registration is taken to be cancelled for the purposes of this section if the registered person surrenders the relevant certificate of registration together with a notice to the effect that the registered person intends that registration be cancelled. > > > (8) Subject to subsection (7), nothing in this section authorises the suspension or cancellation of registration.