15Transfer of licence to another licensee

#### 15 Transfer of licence to another licensee 15 Transfer of licence to another licensee > > (1) A person who intends to take over the conduct of a private health facility may, with the consent of the licensee of the facility, apply to the Secretary to transfer the relevant licence from the licensee to the applicant. > > > (2) Except as provided by subsection (4), the Secretary must, if the application is made in accordance with this section, transfer the licence to the applicant— > > > > > (a) by an appropriate endorsement on the licence, or > > > > > (b) by cancelling the licence and issuing a new licence in respect of the facility to the applicant. > > > (3) An application under this section must— > > > > > (a) be in a form approved by the Secretary, and > > > > > (b) be accompanied by any fee and any particulars and documents prescribed by the regulations in relation to an application under this section in respect of that class of facility. > > > (4) The Secretary may refuse an application under this section only if the Secretary is satisfied— > > > > > (a) that the applicant, or any of the applicants, is not a fit and proper person to be a licensee or if the applicant is a corporation, a director or a person concerned in the management of the corporation is not a fit and proper person to be a licensee, or > > > > > (b) that the proposed facility is not capable of being conducted by the applicant in accordance with the licensing standards. > > > (5) The Secretary is to notify the applicant in writing if the Secretary approves an application.