After considering an application for authority to conduct a controlled operation, and any additional information furnished under section 131C(3), the chief executive officer—
(a) may authorise the operation by granting the authority, either unconditionally or subject to conditions; or
(b) may refuse the application.
S. 131E inserted by No. 16/2004 s. 49, amended by No. 68/2016 s. 119.