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HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ORDINANCE (3) References in this Ordinance to the persons to whom a licence applies are references to—
 * (a) the person responsible;
 * (b) any person designated in the licence, or in a notice given to the Council by the person responsible or the licensee, as a person to whom the licence applies; and
 * (c) any person acting under the direction of the person responsible or of any person so designated.

25. Validity of licence

A licence shall cease to be valid—
 * (a) upon the expiry of—
 * (i) 3 years after the date of its last grant; or
 * (ii) such lesser period, if any, specified in the licence,
 * whichever first occurs; or
 * (b) if the licence is revoked under section 27.

26. Renewal of licence

References in this Ordinance to—
 * (a) an application for a licence (howsoever expressed) shall include an application for the renewal of a licence; and
 * (b) the grant of a licence (howsoever expressed) shall include the renewal of a licence,

and the other provisions of this Ordinance shall be construed accordingly.

27. Revocation and variation of licence

(1) The Council may revoke a licence if it is satisfied—
 * (a) that any information given—
 * (i) in the application for the grant of the licence; or
 * (ii) under section 22 in so far as it relates to the licence,
 * was in any material respect false or misleading;
 * (b) that the premises to which the licence relates are no longer suitable for the relevant activity authorized by the licence;
 * (c) that the person responsible has failed to discharge, or is unable because of incapacity to discharge, the duty under section 24(1); or
 * (d) that there has been any other material change of circumstances since the licence was last granted.

(2) The Council may also revoke a licence if—
 * (a) it ceases to be satisfied that—