48—Minister to fix terms and conditions
(1) Subject to this
Act, the terms and conditions on which licences will be granted or renewed
under this Act (including the licence fees payable under licences) will be as
fixed by the Minister.
(2) A licence (other
than a licence granted to a Crown agency) may not be granted or renewed under
this Act for a term exceeding 10 years.
(3) In determining the
licence fees payable under a licence, the Minister must not take into account
the value of any work carried out by the licensee in relation to the land or
any other improvements on the land that do not belong to the Crown.
(4) The Minister may
at any time, by written notice to the licensee, vary the terms and conditions
of a licence (including the licence fees payable under the licence).
(5) The regulations
may fix a date for the payment of licence fees under licences generally or
under licences of a specified class (and such a regulation has effect despite
any provision to the contrary contained in a licence to which the regulation
applies).