13Grant of permit

### 13 Grant of permit > > (1)  The Minister may – > > > > > > (a) grant an application for a permit; or > > > > > > > (b) refuse to grant the application. > > > (2)  Before granting an application for a permit, the Minister is to consult with the relevant fishing body if – > > > > > > (a) the Minister considers that granting the application is likely to have a significant effect on the fishing body; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 7 of 2007, s. 9, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS9@Hpa@EN) the Minister intends to grant the application for any of the purposes specified in [section 12(1)(b)](#GS12@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS12@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS12@Gs1@Hpd@EN) , [(f)](#GS12@Gs1@Hpf@EN) or [(j)](#GS12@Gs1@Hpj@EN) . > > > (3)  [*\[Section 13 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 7 of 2007, s. 9, Applied:30 Apr 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-04-30/act-2007-007#GS9@Hpb@EN) However, [subsection (2)](#GS13@Gs2@EN) does not apply to a permit for the purpose specified in [section 12(1)(k)](#GS12@Gs1@Hpk@EN) .