(2) An application for the renewal of a licence shall be made to the Director in a form specified by him, and shall give such particulars regarding the applicant, the owner of the vessel in respect of which the licence is issued, and every person normally dwelling on the vessel at the time of the making of the application, as the Director may require.
(3) The Director may determine an application for the renewal of a licence made under subsection (1)—
- (a) by issuing a licence to the applicant in accordance with subsection (5); or
- (b) by refusing to renew the licence.
(4) If an application for the renewal of a licence is made under subsection (1) and the period of validity of the licence expires before the determination of the application, the licence shall continue in force until the determination of the application, the withdrawal of the application or the cancellation of the licence under section 8, whichever occurs first.
(5) A licence issued under subsection (3)(a)—
- (a) shall be in a form determined by the Director;
- (b) shall be subject to such conditions as the Director may specify under section 3(5); and
- (c) subject to the provisions of this Regulation, shall be in force for its period of validity, which shall expire on the first anniversary of the expiry of the period of validity of the licence sought to be renewed.
(6) No fee shall be payable in respect of the renewal of a licence.
(7) The licensee of a licensed dwelling vessel shall surrender the licence issued in respect of the vessel to the Director—
- (a) upon the renewal of the licence under this section;
- (b) upon the expiry of the period of validity of the licence or, where the licence continues in force by virtue of subsection (4) or section 7(5), upon the licence ceasing to be in force; or
- (c) upon the cancellation of the licence under section 8, whichever occurs first.
(8) A licensee who contravenes subsection (7) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine at level 2 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
5. Owner to notify Director of change in ownership
(1) If, at any time while a licence is in force, a change occurs in the ownership of the dwelling vessel in respect of which the licence is issued, the new owner of the vessel shall, within 72 hours after the occurrence of the change, notify the Director of the change in a form specified by the Director and deliver the licence to the Director for amendment.
