Section 13
Amendment of section 11
of Private Employment Agencies (Amendment) Act 2017
The principal Act is amended by substituting for section 11
the following section:
“(1) Application for renewal of licence shall be submitted by the applicant to the Director General together with the processing fee as specified in the First Schedule at least sixty days before the expiry date and shall be in such form and manner together with any document and information as determined by the Director General.
(2)
The Director General may, after giving consideration to the application for the renewal of licence under subsection (1)—
(a)
renew the licence, with or without conditions; or
(b)
refuse to renew the licence.
(3)
If the Director General renews the licence, he shall notify the applicant of his decision by written notice and the applicant shall, within thirty days from the date of the notice, pay the licence fee as specified in the First Schedule and deposit the money guarantee as specified in the Second
Schedule.
(4)
The Director General shall refuse the application for the renewal of licence if—
(a)
the application is made after the expiry of the licence;
(b)
the application is not made in accordance with subsection (1);
(c)
the applicant fails to remedy the contravention or take the corrective action within the period as may be specified by the Director General pursuant to subsection 11a(6); or
(d)
the applicant fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or any regulations made under this Act.
(5)
If the renewal of licence is refused under paragraph (2)(b), the Director General shall notify the applicant of his decision by written notice.
(6)
An application under subsection (1) may be withdrawn at any time before the application is approved or refused but the fee paid under subsection (1) shall not be refunded.
(7)
The Director General may consider any application to renew the licence which is received after the specified period under subsection (1) but before the expiry of the licence.
(8)
If the Director General renews the licence under subsection (7), a processing fee as specified in the First
Schedule at double the rate shall be imposed for the purpose of the renewal.”.
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