6Applications for licences or renewal of licences

### 6 Applications for licences or renewal of licences > *\[Section 6 Repealed by No. 27 of 1984, s. 7 \]* > > > (1)  An application under this Act for a licence, or for the renewal of a licence, must – > > > > > > (a) except in the case of a licence referred to in [section 16](#GS16@EN) , be in a form approved by the responsible licensing authority; and > > > > > > > (b) except in the case of a poppy research licence or a poppy grower's licence, be accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any; and > > > > > > > (c) contain the information, and be accompanied by the records, that the responsible licensing authority requires to determine the application. > > > (2)  An application under this Act for the renewal of a licence must be lodged not less than 30 days before the expiration of the licence. > > > (3)  Despite [subsection (2)](#GS6@Gs2@EN) , the responsible licensing authority, in its discretion, may accept an application for the renewal of a licence lodged less than 30 days before the expiration of the licence. > > > (4)  If an application for renewal of a licence is lodged, or is accepted, under this section, the licence continues in force until the licence is renewed or the responsible licensing authority refuses to renew the licence. > > > (5)  The renewal of a licence takes effect, or is taken to have taken effect, from the date on which the licence was due to expire.