21CPeriod approval in force

#### 21C Period approval in force (1) An approval under section 21B comes into force on the day it is granted and remains in force for a period of 2 years. Renewal (2) The holder of such an approval may, not earlier than 1 month before the day (the expiry day) the approval is due to expire, apply to the Minister to renew the approval. (3) The application must be made in accordance with the regulations. (4) The Minister may, by writing, request the applicant to give the Minister, within the period specified in the request, further information about the application. (5) The Minister may refuse to consider the application until the applicant gives the Minister the information in accordance with the request. (6) If the Minister has not decided the application before the end of the expiry day, the approval is taken to continue in force until the Minister decides the application. (7) If the Minister decides to renew the approval, it is renewed for a period of 2 years starting on the day after the expiry day. (8) The approval may be renewed more than once under this section. Refusal (9) If the Minister refuses to renew the approval, the Minister must give written notice of the refusal to the holder. The notice must include a statement of the reasons why the renewal was refused.