65Term of extended licence

### 65 Term of extended licence > > (1)  [*\[Section 65 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2013, s. 72, Applied:28 Jun 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-06-28/act-2013-024#GS72@EN) A licence extended under [section 64](#GS64@EN) , unless revoked earlier or unless the term of the licence is extended under this section, is in force for a period, not exceeding 5 years, as the Minister determines. > > > (2)  If an application to extend a licence is granted before the licence ceases to be in force, the period referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS65@Gs1@EN) starts on the day the licence ceases to be in force. > > > (3)  If an application to extend a licence is not granted before the licence ceases to be in force, the licence – > > > > > > (a) is taken to continue to be in force until the application is granted, refused or withdrawn, whichever occurs first; and > > > > > > > (b) if extended, continues in force from the date on which it ceases to be in force until the end of the period referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS65@Gs1@EN) .