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40 Renewal of authorities

(1) The provisions of this Act and the regulations that apply in respect of the issue of an authority also apply to the renewal or restoration of an authority (as if the renewal or restoration of an authority were the issue of the authority).

(2) The Secretary may also refuse an application for renewal or restoration of an authority if--

(a) in the case of an application for renewal, the authority is surrendered or cancelled, or

(b) the authority is a provisional authority.

(3) The Secretary may approve further education courses, or other training, that must be completed by specified persons before an application for renewal or restoration of an authority can be accepted.

(4) The Secretary may refuse an application for renewal or restoration of an authority if the Secretary is not satisfied that, in the period since the authority was most recently issued, renewed or restored--

(a) the applicant, or

(b) in the case of an applicant that is a corporation, the directors of that corporation or any class of persons specified by the Secretary, or

(c) in the case of an applicant that is a partnership, each partner or any class of persons specified by the Secretary, or

(d) an employee of the applicant,

has undertaken or completed, for at least as many hours as are required by the Secretary, the further education course or courses, or other training, approved by the Secretary for the purposes of this section.