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HUMAN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY ORDINANCE :(a) has reasonable grounds to suspect that there are grounds for revoking a licence under section 27; and
 * (b) is of the opinion that the licence should immediately be suspended,

it may by notice suspend the licence for such period not exceeding 3 months as may be specified in the notice.

(2) Notice under subsection (1) shall be given to the licensee under the licence to which the notice relates and the person responsible under the licence (or, where the person responsible has died or appears to the Council to be unable because of incapacity to discharge the duty under section 24(1), to some other person to whom the licence applies) and the Council may, by a further notice to the licensee and that person, renew or further renew the notice under subsection (1) for such further period not exceeding 3 months as may be specified in the renewal notice.

(3) While suspended under this section a licence shall be of no effect except as specified in any conditions to which the suspension is subject, but application may be made under section 27(5) by the licensee to designate another individual as the person responsible.

(4) The Council may at any time revoke a notice under this section.

(5) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that—
 * (a) a notice under this section may be subject to such conditions, if any, as the Council thinks fit specified in the notice;
 * (b) a notice under this section may be revoked and replaced by another notice under this section whether or not any conditions specified in the first-mentioned notice have been contravened;
 * (c) a licence the subject of a notice under this section may be revoked under section 27 whether or not any conditions specified in the notice have been contravened.

30. Display of licence

The person responsible under a licence shall cause the licence or an exact copy thereof to be exhibited at all times in a conspicuous position in the premises to which the licence relates.

31. Lost, etc. licences

Where a licence has been lost, defaced or destroyed, the Council may issue to the holder thereof another licence in like terms, and any such licence so issued shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to have been granted under section 23(1)(a).