21Grant and conditions of licence and renewal of licence

21 Grant and conditions of licence and renewal of licence

21 Grant and conditions of licence and renewal of licence

(1) The Commissioner may, after considering an application for the grant or renewal of a licence—

(a) grant a licence to, or renew the licence of, the person making the application, or

(b) refuse to grant a licence or to renew the licence.

(2) A licence confers no right of property and is incapable of being transferred, assigned or mortgaged, charged or otherwise encumbered.

(3) A licence is subject—

(a) to such conditions as may be imposed by the Commissioner (whether at the time the licence is granted or renewed or at any later time), and

(b) to such other conditions as are imposed by this Act or prescribed by the regulations.

(4) A condition imposed under this section is a Tier 2 condition unless a different tier for the condition is specified—

(a) by this Act for a condition imposed by this Act, or

(b) by the regulations for a condition imposed by the regulations, or

(c) by the Commissioner for a condition imposed by the Commissioner.

s 21: Am 2002 No 107, Sch 1 [5]; 2005 No 63, Sch 1 [38]; 2005 No 98, Sch 1.21 [1] [2]. Subst 2012 No 49, Sch 1 [38]. Am 2014 No 88, Sch 1.25 [3] [4]; 2022 No 52, Sch 1[23].