(1) If invited by the Minister to do so, the monitoring licensee may apply to the Minister, before the monitoring licence expires, for a licence extension.
(2) On application under subsection (1), the Minister may extend the monitoring licence for a period not exceeding 2 years from the day it would otherwise expire, after consulting—
(a) the Commission; and
(b) any other person the Minister considers appropriate.
(3) The monitoring licence may be extended only once.
(4) The monitoring licence cannot be renewed, but a person who holds or has held a monitoring licence may apply for a subsequent monitoring licence, if invited by the Minister to do so.
New s. 3.4.52 inserted by No. 29/2009 s. 23.