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WATER ACT 1989 - SECT 72

Renewal of licence

    (1)     The holder of a licence issued under section 67 may, before the expiry of the licence, apply to the Minister for the renewal of the licence.

    (2)     An application must—

        (a)     be made in a form and manner approved by the Minister; and

        (b)     contain any information that—

              (i)     is prescribed; or

              (ii)     is required by the Minister; and

S. 72(2)(c) amended by No. 110/1997
s. 17(6).

        (c)     be accompanied by any application fee fixed by the Minister.

    (3)     In considering an application for the renewal of a licence issued under section 67, the Minister must have regard to the matters mentioned in section 68.

    (4)     If the Minister approves the application and renews a licence, he or she may amend or delete any of the conditions to which the licence is subject or add a new condition but must not make the licence subject to any condition to which it could not have been made subject under section 71(1).

    (5)     A licence may be renewed for a period determined by the Minister or for an unlimited period.

    (6)     A licence may, if necessary, be renewed under this section from time to time.

S. 72(7) inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 33.

    (7)     A person whose licence is suspended may apply for renewal of the licence during the period of suspension and before the expiry of the licence.

S. 72(8) inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 33.

    (8)     A suspended licence that is renewed in accordance with subsection (7) remains suspended in accordance with the terms of the suspension until—

        (a)     the licence is cancelled; or

        (b)     the suspension ends or is lifted.

S. 72(9) inserted by No. 23/2019 s. 33.

    (9)     If the holder of a licence issued under section 67 that is suspended does not apply for renewal of the licence before the expiry of the licence, the licence expires.



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