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Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous) Act 1983
221LRevocation of authorisation
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221L Revocation of authorisation
The Secretary may at any time, by written notice served on a person authorised under section 221AB, revoke an authorisation if satisfied that—
S. 221L(a) amended by No. 101/2003 s. 21(12)(c).
(a) the person has on any occasion in exercising his or her functions acted unreasonably or abused his or her power; or
S. 221L(ab) inserted by No. 26/2009 s. 5(2).
(ab) the person is not competent to exercise the functions conferred on the person as an authorised officer by this Part; or
S. 221L(ac) inserted by No. 26/2009 s. 5(2).
(ac) the person is not of good repute, having regard to character, honesty and integrity; or
S. 221L(b) amended by Nos 101/2003 s. 21(12)(d), 47/2006 s. 31(1)(Sch. 1 Pt 1 item 26), 34/2011 s. 75.
(b) the person has been convicted or found guilty of an offence of a kind that, in the opinion of the Secretary, renders it inappropriate that he or she continue as an authorised officer; or
S. 221L(c) amended by No. 101/2003 s. 21(12)(c).
(c) the person has, in connection with the granting of the authorisation, given false or misleading information;
S. 221L(d) amended by No. 101/2003 s. 21(12)(c).
(d) the person has not complied with a condition to which his or her authorisation is subject.
S. 221M inserted by No. 45/1999 s. 27.