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Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008
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102 Duration of pest control licence
(1) A pest control licence expires—
(a) in the case of a pest control licence issued under section 101(3), on the date specified in the pest control licence being a date not more than 12 months after the date on which the pest control licence is issued; and
(b) in any other case, on the date specified in the pest control licence being a date not more than 3 years after the date on which the pest control licence is issued.
(2) The renewal of a pest control licence expires—
(a) in the case of a pest control licence issued under section 101(3), on the date specified in the pest control licence being a date not more than 12 months after the date on which the pest control licence was last renewed; and
(b) in any other case, on the date specified in the pest control licence being a date not more than 3 years after the date on which the pest control licence was last renewed.
(3) Despite subsection (2)(a), if an application for the renewal of a pest control licence issued under section 101(3) is received by the Secretary within the period of 60 days after the pest control licence expired, the renewal of the pest control licence expires on the date specified in the pest control licence being a date not more than 12 months after the date on which the pest control licence expired.
(4) Despite subsection (2)(b), if an application for the renewal of a pest control licence issued under section 101(2) is received by the Secretary within the period of 60 days after the pest control licence expired, the renewal of the pest control licence expires on the date specified in the pest control licence being a date not more than 3 years after the date on which the pest control licence expired.
(5) In the circumstances specified in subsections (3) and (4)—
(a) the granting of the renewal of the pest control licence does not affect the unlicensed status of the person between the expiry of the pest control licence and the granting of the renewal; and
(b) the full prescribed fee for the renewal of the pest control licence must still be paid calculated from the day after which the pest control licence expired.