25Renewal of permits

25 Renewal of permits

(1)  A short-term SSDS permit is not renewable.

(2)  A long-term SSDS permit is from time to time renewable.

(3)  An application to renew a long-term SSDS permit is to be in an approved form and –

(a) [Section 25 Subsection (3) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 70, Applied:01 Jan 2013] is to be made to the regulator at least one month (but not more than 3 months) before the permit is due to expire; and

(b) may be made even if the permit is suspended.

(4)  [Section 25 Subsection (4) amended by No. 2 of 2012, s. 70, Applied:01 Jan 2013] However, the regulator, in his or her absolute discretion, may accept a late application to renew a long-term SSDS permit if –

(a) the permit has not expired; and

(b) the applicant pays a prescribed penalty, if any.

(5)  If an application to renew a long-term SSDS permit is not determined before the day on which it is due to expire, it is, despite section 27 , taken to continue in force on and after that day until whichever of the following first occurs:

(a) the 3-month period immediately following that day expires;

(b) the permit is renewed or its renewal is refused.

(6)  However, subsection (5) does not apply to a suspended long-term SSDS permit if it is still suspended immediately before the day on which it is due to expire.

(7)  Section 10(1) and section 18 have the same application to an application for the renewal of a long-term SSDS permit as they have to an application for the issue of an SSDS permit.

(8)  Despite subsection (5) , the renewal of a long-term SSDS permit takes effect on the day on which, but for the renewal, it would have expired.