sec.17BGranting, renewing or refusing approval

### sec.17B Granting, renewing or refusing approval A regulation may provide for the granting or renewing of, or refusing to grant or renew, an approval, other than an approval for an alternative compliance scheme under section 15 . Without limiting subsection (1) , a regulation may authorise the chief executive to refuse to grant or renew an approval prescribed under a regulation, other than a permit under section 111 , if the applicant for or holder of an approval, or a relevant person for the applicant or holder within the meaning of section 17C (3) , has been— convicted of a disqualifying offence; or charged with a disqualifying offence and the charge has not been finally disposed of. In this section— grant includes issue or give. s 17B ins 1997 No. 66 s 111 amd 2001 No. 79 s 91 sub 2007 No. 6 s 49 amd 2008 No. 67 s 293 ; 2020 No. 22 s 14 (sec.17B-ssec.1) A regulation may provide for the granting or renewing of, or refusing to grant or renew, an approval, other than an approval for an alternative compliance scheme under section 15 . (sec.17B-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , a regulation may authorise the chief executive to refuse to grant or renew an approval prescribed under a regulation, other than a permit under section 111 , if the applicant for or holder of an approval, or a relevant person for the applicant or holder within the meaning of section 17C (3) , has been— convicted of a disqualifying offence; or charged with a disqualifying offence and the charge has not been finally disposed of. (sec.17B-ssec.3) In this section— grant includes issue or give. - (a) convicted of a disqualifying offence; or - (b) charged with a disqualifying offence and the charge has not been finally disposed of.