(1) The chief health officer may, by written notice (an amendment notice ) given to a licence-holder, amend the licence to change a licence condition.
(2) However, the chief health officer may amend the licence to change a licence condition only if—
(a) the chief health officer has given the licence-holder written notice (a proposal notice ) of the proposed amendment; and
(b) the notice states that written comments on the proposal may be made to the chief health officer before the end of a stated period of at least 14 days after the day the proposal notice is given to the licence-holder; and
(c) after the end of the stated period, the chief health officer has considered any comments made in accordance with the notice.
(3) The amendment takes effect on the day the amendment notice is given to the licence-holder or any later day stated in the notice.
(4) In this section:
"change", for a licence condition, means—
(a) amend an existing licence condition; or
(b) impose a new licence condition; or
(c) remove an existing licence condition.
"condition" does not include a condition mentioned in section 89 (Statutory licence conditions).