17HExtension of limited authority

17H Extension of limited authority

[Section 17H Inserted by No. 79 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2010]

(1)  The holder of a limited authority may apply to the Board for an extension of the limited authority.

(2)  An application is to be –

(a) in an approved form; and

(b) accompanied by the prescribed application fee.

(3)  The Board may extend the period of a limited authority for one or more further periods, not exceeding 2 years in total, if satisfied that the holder satisfies the criteria for a limited authority set out in section 17D .

(4)  In considering an application, if it appears likely that the Board may not be satisfied that the applicant is of good character or fit to be a teacher, the Board is to give the applicant an opportunity to appear before it.

(5)  The extension of a limited authority –

(a) takes effect on the expiry of the limited authority or previous extension of it; and

(b) [Section 17H Subsection (5) amended by No. 33 of 2020, s. 8, Applied:17 Nov 2020] ends, subject to this Act, on the day specified in the grant of the extension.