(1) If the Chief
Health Officer considers that there are grounds for taking action against a
registered proprietor, the Chief Health Officer may, by giving written notice
to the proprietor —
(a)
amend the business registration to change the premises specified in it; or
(b)
suspend the business registration for a specified period; or
(c)
cancel the business registration.
(2) A notice given for
the purposes of subregulation (1) must set out the grounds on which the
action is taken.
(3) Before taking
action under subregulation (1), the Chief Health Officer
must —
(a) give
to the proprietor written notice of the action that the Chief Health Officer
proposes to take and the grounds on which it is proposed to take that action;
and
(b) give
the proprietor a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the matter.
(4) If a business
registration is suspended, it is of no effect during the period of suspension.
(5) The Chief Health
Officer may revoke the suspension of a business registration at any time on
the Chief Health Officer’s own initiative or on the application of the
registered proprietor.
[Regulation 27 amended: Gazette
10 Jan 2017 p. 272 and 275.]