- (a) the Licensing Officer is of the opinion that it is in the public interest for the approval to be cancelled as soon as possible; or
- (b) the licensee or the relevant individual is contravening, or has contravened, any requirement of the Act.
(5) The Licensing Officer may, after considering any written representation made by the licensee or the relevant individual, cancel the approval granted under section 15 and notify the licensee and the relevant individual of the cancellation.
(6) The licensee must, within 7 days after the date of the notification mentioned in subsection (5), terminate the employment of the relevant individual to whom the notification relates.
(7) The Licensing Officer must, if so required by the licensee or the relevant individual, furnish the licensee or relevant individual (as the case may be), within 7 days after being so required, with the grounds in writing of the cancellation of the approval granted under section 15.
(8) Any licensee or relevant individual who is aggrieved by the cancellation of the approval under subsection (5) may appeal in writing against the cancellation to the Minister—
- (a) within 14 days after being notified of the cancellation; or
- (b) if the licensee or relevant individual requires (within the period mentioned in paragraph (a)) the Licensing Officer to furnish the grounds of the cancellation, within 14 days after being furnished with the grounds of cancellation,
and the Minister’s decision is final.
(9) A decision of the Licensing Officer to cancel an approval granted under section 15 takes effect despite an appeal against that decision made to the Minister under subsection (8), unless the Minister otherwise specifies.
