(1)  A person may apply to the Competent Authority for approval to transfer a licence.

(2)  The application is to be –

(a) in a form approved by the Competent Authority; and

(b) accompanied by the duly executed instrument of transfer; and

(c) accompanied by the applicable fee set out in the Dangerous Goods (Fees) Regulations 1998 ; and

(d) lodged with the Competent Authority within 28 days after the transfer is executed.

(3)  The Competent Authority may –

(a) grant the application, with or without conditions; or

(b) refuse to grant the application.

(4)  The Competent Authority may refuse to grant the application only if the Competent Authority reasonably considers that –

(a) the proposed transferee is unable, or is unlikely, to comply with these regulations; or

(b) the relevant premises are not suitable for the purposes of the licence; or

(c) it is not in the interests of public safety to grant the application.

(5)  The Competent Authority must, as soon as practicable after considering an application for approval to transfer a licence, give the licensee notice of –

(a) the grant of the application; or

(b) the refusal to grant the application and the reasons for the refusal.

(6)  The transfer –

(a) is of no effect unless approved by the Competent Authority; and

(b) takes effect, if approved, on the date of the approval.