86BSavings provisions for current licences

### 86B Savings provisions for current licences > *\[Section 86B Repealed by No. 20 of 1993, s. 81 \]* > > > (1)  Subject to this Act, a licence granted in respect of the growing of a prohibited plant under Part V and in force immediately before the commencement of the *Poisons Amendment (Poppy Industry Reform) Act 2016* (***the amending Act***) is to be taken to be a poppy grower's licence granted under this Act and remains in force as such a licence for – > > > > > > (a) subject to [paragraph (b)](#GS86B@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , the period for which the licence would have remained in force if the amending Act had not commenced; or > > > > > > > (b) if, before the expiry of the period referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS86B@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , the person has provided to the Board a document, issued by a body approved by the Board, providing evidence that the person is a fit and proper person and the Board has not notified the person that the Board is of the opinion that the person is not a fit and proper person – a period of 5 years from the date on which the document was issued by the body. > > > (2)  Nothing in [subsection (1)](#GS86B@Gs1@EN) is to be taken to prevent the conditions and restrictions in a licence to which that subsection applies from being varied under [section 9](#GS9@EN) .