61BApplying to hold an interest in pharmacy business

### 61B Applying to hold an interest in pharmacy business > [*\[Section 61B Inserted by No. 47 of 2010, s. 18, Applied:01 Feb 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-02-01/act-2010-047#GS18@EN) > > > (1)  [*\[Section 61B Subsection (1) amended by No. 22 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS11@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 61B Subsection (1) amended by No. 22 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS11@Hpa@EN) A person, including a body corporate, that intends to hold an interest in a pharmacy business must apply to the Authority for a certificate deeming the person to be eligible to hold an interest in a pharmacy business (an ***eligibility certificate***), unless the person is an exempt person. > > > (2)  An application is to be – > > > > > > (a) in an approved form; and > > > > > > > (b) lodged with the Authority; and > > > > > > > (c) accompanied by the prescribed application fee, if any; and > > > > > > > (d) accompanied by such information or evidence as the Authority requires. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 61B Subsection (3) amended by No. 22 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS11@Hpc@EN) The Authority may require the applicant to provide such further information or evidence as it considers necessary in order to consider the application. > > > (4)  The Authority may waive all or part of the application fee. > > > (5)  The Authority, after considering an application for an eligibility certificate may – > > > > > > (a) issue an eligibility certificate; or > > > > > > > (b) refuse to issue an eligibility certificate. > > > (6)  The Authority must issue an eligibility certificate to an applicant if – > > > > > > (a) the applicant is an eligible person within the meaning of [section 61C](#GS61C@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) the applicant is a fit and proper person, and in the case of a body corporate each of its members is a fit and proper person, to hold an interest in a pharmacy business; and > > > > > > > (c) the applicant complies with [subsections (2)](#GS61B@Gs2@EN) and [(3)](#GS61B@Gs3@EN) . > > > (7)  [*\[Section 61B Subsection (7) amended by No. 22 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS11@Hpd@EN) An eligibility certificate remains in force until the earlier of the following: > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 61B Subsection (7) amended by No. 22 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS11@Hpe@EN) the lapsing date following its date of issue; > > > > > > > (b) the end of the period of 14 days commencing on the day a change occurs in the matters relied upon in support of the application for the certificate. > > > (8)  If the Authority refuses to issue an eligibility certificate, the Authority is to give the applicant notice of – > > > > > > (a) the refusal; and > > > > > > > (b) the reasons for the refusal; and > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 61B Subsection (8) amended by No. 22 of 2016, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-01-01/act-2016-022#GS11@Hpf@EN) the right to appeal the refusal.