45Procedure licence—grant or refusal

45 Procedure licence—grant or refusal (1) Where an application for a procedure licence has been made in accordance with section 43, the Minister must, by notice in writing to the applicant— (a) grant the licence; or (b) refuse to grant the licence. (2) The Minister must not refuse to grant a procedure licence unless satisfied, after taking into account the matters referred to in subsection (4), that the applicant is not suitable to hold a procedure licence. (3) A procedure licence may be granted subject to specified conditions. (4) For the purposes of making a decision under subsection (1) or (3), the (a) the competence and experience of the applicant; (b) any previous contravention by the applicant of this Act or a corresponding public health risk law; (c) any other matters that, in the interests of public health, the