(1) Subject to subsection (2) and section 8.5.16 , a bingo centre operator's licence cannot be suspended for longer than 6 months.
(2) The Commission may extend a suspension once for a period not exceeding 6 months if there are reasonable grounds for doing so.
(3) During any period of suspension of a bingo centre operator's licence, the holder of the licence is to be taken not to be a bingo centre operator except for the purposes of section 8.5.38 (returns by bingo centre operator).