32NSuspension of licence and notice of proposal to cancel

32N Suspension of licence and notice of proposal to cancel (1) If the Department Head is satisfied that there may be grounds for cancelling a licence issued under this Part, the Department Head may suspend that licence. (2) The Department Head must serve notice of the suspension of the licence on the holder of the licence either personally or by post. (3) A notice under subsection (2) must— (a) state that the licence is suspended; and (b) state that the Department Head is satisfied that there are grounds for the cancellation of the licence; and (c) set out those grounds; and (d) set out the time within which written submissions on the proposed cancellation of the licence may be made to the Department Head. (4) A suspension under this section remains in force until— (a) if the Department Head decides to cancel the licence, the coming into effect of that cancellation; or (b) if the Department Head decides not to cancel the licence, the making of that decision. (5) The holder of a licence whose licence is suspended under this section is deemed not to be the holder of a licence for the period of the suspension. S. 32O inserted by No. 103/2003 s. 37.