52Consideration of application for and issue of renewal of authority

52 Consideration of application for and issue of renewal of authority

(1) In considering an application for the renewal of an authority, the Secretary must renew the authority, unless, having regard to the information accompanying the application, there are good reasons not to do so.

(2) If the Secretary renews an authority on an application made before the authority expires, the authority must be taken to have been renewed on the day on which the current authority was due to expire, and must be dated accordingly.

(3) If the Secretary renews an authority on an application made within 60 days after the authority expires, the authority must be taken—

(a) to have been renewed on the day the Secretary renewed the authority; and

(b) not to have been in force between the expiry of the authority and the renewal of the authority.

(4) If the Secretary refuses to renew an authority, the Secretary must—

(a) notify the applicant—

(i) of his or her decision; and

(ii) about how the applicant may seek review of the Secretary's decision; and

(b) give the applicant a statement of reasons for refusing to renew the authority.

(5) A notification under subsection (4)(a) and a statement of reasons given under subsection (4)(b) must be—

(b) given to the applicant within 14 days of the Secretary deciding to refuse the application.