Cap. 623 чл. 21Applications.

(1) The Board shall, following a request from an interested person, consider that the adoption of a requirement consequent or incidental to this Act is unreasonable in relation to the particular case to which the request relates, and shall give a direction exempting from, dispensing or relaxing that requirement, subject to any additional conditions as it deems fit:

Provided that the said exemption is one of those prescribed by regulations issued by the Minister.

(2) An application pursuant to this article may be in such form and shall contain such particulars as may be prescribed.

(3) The application shall be made to the Board and it shall include justification outlining the reasons why an exemption or relaxation should be warranted by the Board.

(4) Before considering any request made in accordance with this article, the Board shall order the notification to all the persons who the Board considers to have a direct interest and subsequently shall receive the submissions from such persons.

(5) The Board shall process and determine the application within ten (10) working days from the filing of the application and a decision shall be given within the next ten (10) working days. Nevertheless, the Board may on one occasion only extend each of the said terms by a further ten (10)-day term.

(6) The exemption, dispensation or relaxation may be:

(a) unconditional; or

(b) subject to compliance with any such condition as may be specified in the direction, being conditions on matters directly connected with the exemption, dispensation or relaxation.

(7) The exemption under this article:

(a) if it so provides, shall cease to have effect at the end of such period as may be specified in the exemption; and

(b) may be varied or revoked by a subsequent direction of the Board.