33Variation of conditions of authority – application by holder

33 Variation of conditions of authority – application by holder (1) The holder of an authority may apply to the Chief Health Officer for the variation of conditions of the authority.

Part 3 Licensing, registration and accreditation Division 3 Variation of conditions of authorities Radiation Protection Act 2004 17 (2) The application must be: (a) in the approved form; (b) accompanied by sufficient documents and information to enable the Chief Health Officer to decide the application, including the documents and information stated in the approved form; and (c) accompanied by the fee prescribed by the Regulations. (3) The Chief Health Officer may, by written notice, require the applicant to give the Chief Health Officer further documents or information within the reasonable period stated in the notice. (4) The Chief Health Officer must consider the application having regard to applicable guidelines. (5) The Chief Health Officer must either grant, or refuse to grant, the application. (6) If the Chief Health Officer grants the application, the Chief Health Officer must immediately give the holder notice of the decision. (7) The variation of conditions takes effect when the notice is given to the holder and does not depend on the authority being amended to record the variation or a replacement authority being issued. (8) If the Chief Health Officer refuses to grant the application, the Chief Health Officer must immediately give the applicant a review notice for the decision.