Radiation Protection Act 2006
22Amendment of licence by chief health officer
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22 Amendment of licence by chief health officer (1) The chief health officer may amend a licence at any time and on the chief health officer’s own initiative. 1 changing a dealing with a radiation source authorised under a licence 2 imposing a condition on a licence 3 amending an existing condition of the licence (2) However, the chief health officer may take action under this section (a proposed action) only if— (a) the chief health officer has given the licensee written notice of the proposed action; and (b) the notice states that written comments on the proposed action may be made to the chief health officer before the end of a stated period of at least 14 days after the day the notice is issued to the person; and (c) the chief health officer has considered any comments made before the end of the stated period. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the licensee applied for, or agreed in writing to, the action.