16Cancellation of permit

#### 16 Cancellation of permit 16 Cancellation of permit > > (1) A permit may be cancelled by the relevant Ministers for any of the following reasons by notice in writing to the holder of the permit: > > > > > (a) the holder has not complied with a condition of the permit, > > > > > (b) due to circumstances that were not foreseen, and were not reasonably foreseeable at the time the permit was granted, the activity to which the permit relates has resulted in damage, degradation or disruption to the physical environment or to the living resources of the marine park or aquatic reserve, > > > > > (c) due to circumstances that were not foreseen, and were not reasonably foreseeable at the time the permit was granted, there is a likely or imminent threat that the activity to which the permit relates will result in damage, degradation or disruption to the physical environment, to the living resources of the marine park or aquatic reserve or to the appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of the marine park or aquatic reserve by other persons, > > > > > (d) the holder has made a statement or an omission in, or in connection with, the holder’s application for the permit that was, in the opinion of the relevant Ministers, false or misleading, > > > > > (e) the holder has been convicted of an offence under the Act or this Regulation, > > > > > (f) the relevant Ministers have included in a notice suspending a permit a warning that the permit will be cancelled if the action specified in the notice is not taken within the time specified in the notice and that action has not been taken within that time, > > > > > (g) the carrying out of the activity to which the permit relates did not commence within the period of 120 days dating from the date of the grant of the permit, > > > > > (h) any other reason that the relevant Ministers consider appropriate having regard to the objects of the Act and the purposes of marine parks and aquatic reserves. > > > (2) The cancellation of a permit takes effect on the date specified in the notice of the cancellation (being a date occurring on or after the date on which the notice is given).