(1) The Secretary may cancel a certification under section 15U for premises if—
(a) the certification holder does not comply with a requirement of this Act or the regulations; or
(b) the premises no longer satisfy the criteria set out in section 15U(2).
(2) For the purposes of determining whether to cancel a certification, the Secretary, by written notice to the certification holder, may require the certification holder to provide within a reasonable period information relating to the certification that is specified in the notice.
(3) Before cancelling a certification under subsection (1), the Secretary must give the certification holder an opportunity to be heard.
(4) The Secretary may cancel a certification at the request of the certification holder.
(5) If premises are certified to be a specialist tobacconist and the certification holder does not commence carrying on a tobacco retailing business at the premises within 12 months after the premises being certified, the certification holder must request the Secretary to cancel the certification under subsection (4).
(6) If a certification is cancelled, the certification holder must return the certificate issued under section 15U(6) within a reasonable period unless the certification holder satisfies the Secretary that the original certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed.
S. 15Y inserted by No. 49/2009 s. 39.