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74C When can an authority be varied?
S. 74C(1) amended by No. 24/2014 s. 56(1).
(1) The Secretary may vary an authority the Secretary has granted—
(a) at any time on the Secretary's own initiative; or
(b) on application under section 74D.
S. 74C(1A) inserted by No. 24/2014 s. 56(2), amended by No. 21/2015 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 67).
(1A) The Game Management Authority may vary an authority it has granted—
(a) at any time on the Game Management Authority's own initiative; or
(b) on application under section 74D.
S. 74C(2) amended by No. 24/2014 s. 56(3).
(2) An authority cannot be varied unless the Secretary or the Game Management Authority (as appropriate) is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the variation will not authorise a significant alteration of the nature of the authorised operation concerned.
New s. 74D inserted by No. 16/2004 s. 51.