Section 22 — Self‑initiated cancellation or variation of authorisation

(1)The Minister may at any time, on his or her own initiative —

(a)cancel any authorisation made under section 20(1), 21(1) or 23(3)

(b)or

(c); or (b) substitute any authorisation made under section 20(1), 21(1) or 23(3)(b) or (c) with another authorisation that the Minister might have made under section 20 or 21.

(2)Section 21(2) applies to a decision made under subsection (1)(b).

(3)Where the Minister makes a decision under subsection (1)(a), the competent authority must give written notice of the cancellation of the authorisation to every person who had been given a Part 3 direction pursuant to that cancelled authorisation.