Cap. 483 чл. 6Revocation or suspension of licence.

(1) The Licensing Authority may suspend or revoke the licence of a blood establishment on one or more of the following grounds:

(a) that the blood establishment has failed, in any material respect, to comply with the requirements of this Act or regulations made thereunder;

(b) that the collection, testing, processing, storage or distribution of blood or blood components by the blood establishment cannot be carried out safely;

(c) that any blood or blood components cannot be supplied to hospital blood banks in such a state that they could be safely administered for transfusion; or

(d) that the information given by the blood establishment was false or incomplete in any material respect.

(2) Prior to suspending or revoking the licence of a blood establishment, the Licensing Authority shall serve a notice on the blood establishment stating that it intends to suspend or revoke its licence with effect from the date specified in the notice, giving reasons for such decision:

Provided that a suspension or revocation shall take effect immediately when the Licensing Authority considers that it is necessary in the interests of safety.

(3) In those cases where -

(a) the blood establishment has failed, in any material respect, to comply with the requirements of this Act or regulations made thereunder; or

(b) the information given by the blood establishment was false or incomplete in any material respect, and the Licensing Authority considers that the failure in question is

(i) identifying the requirements of which the blood establishment is in breach or, in the case of false and incomplete information, the further information which is required;

(ii) identifying the action which the blood establishment is required to take; and

(iii) giving the timescale within which the blood establishment shall take the action identified in the preceding subparagraph.

(4) If the blood establishment fails to comply with the requirements set out in the notice within the specified timescale, the Licensing Authority may, by a notice served on the blood establishment, suspend or revoke the licence of the blood establishment.

(5) Any suspension shall be for such period as the Licensing Authority shall consider necessary having regard to the reasons for the suspension.

(6) The suspension or revocation of an licence may be total, or limited to a particular activity or to one or more activities carried out at a particular site or sites, or to a particular blood component.