New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) On application in the prescribed manner by any person desiring to obtain a licence under this Act, the Director-General may grant to the applicant a licence in the prescribed form, or may, if he thinks fit, refuse to grant a licence to the applicant.
(2) Every application for a licence under this Act shall be made to the Director-General, and shall be accompanied by such information or particulars as may be prescribed or as the Director-General in any case may require.
(3) The Director-General may, if he thinks fit, refer any such application to the Council for its advice and recommendations thereon.
(4) Every licence granted under this section shall, unless previously cancelled under this Act, or unless some earlier expiry date is specified in the licence, continue in force for one year from the date on which it commences to have effect, but may from time to time be renewed pursuant to this Act.
(5) Subject to section 23 of this Act, the decision of the Director-General on any application under this section shall be final.
Compare: 1949 No 42 s 14
Subsection (4) was substituted, as from 1 April 1982, by section 3(1) Radiation Protection Amendment Act 1981 (1981 No 90).