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Private Security Industry Regulation Act, 2001 (Act No. 56 of 2001)RegulationsRegulations Relating to Appeals and Applications for Exemptions, 2003Part II : Applications for Exemptions8. Lapsing, renewal and review of exemptions |
| (1) | An exemption granted by the Minister in terms of section 1(2) or 20(5) of the Act lapses, subject to these regulations, one year after the date on which the applicable notice was published in the Gazette, unless the Minister determined otherwise when the exemption was granted or the exemption has been renewed in terms of these regulations. |
(2)
| (a) | Any person who wishes an exemption to be renewed, must apply for a renewal not earlier than 90 days and not later than 45 days before the date on which the exemption will lapse as contemplated in subregulation (1). |
| (b) | An application for the renewal of an exemption is subject to the provisions, with the necessary changes, applicable to the submission and consideration of an application for exemption in terms of these regulations. |
| (c) | If an application for the renewal of an exemption has been submitted to the Authority in terms of these regulations, the exemption remains valid, subject to these regulations, until the application is decided by the Minister. |
| (3) | The Minister may at any time review an exemption that has been granted or renewed in terms of the Act and, if there is a sound reason therefor— |
| (a) | withdraw the exemption; |
| (b) | amend or remove any condition to which the exemption is subject, or add the conditions that may be necessary; |
| (c) | amend the scope of the exemption; or |
| (d) | take any other step permitted by law in regard to the exemption. |
