s 7 Permits
7.—(1) An application for a permit to carry out an act —(a) referred to in section 5(1) or (2); or (b) referred to in section 6(1) in relation to —(i) any goods mentioned in section 6(2)(b); or (ii) any technology mentioned in section 6(3) or any document in which such technology is recorded, stored or embodied, must be made to the Director‑General. (2) An application for a permit must be made in the manner and form that the Director‑General may determine, and must be accompanied by any fee that may be prescribed. (3) The Director-General may, subject to the regulations made under subsection (7), grant a permit to the applicant and may impose such conditions on the applicant as the Director‑General thinks fit. (4) The Director-General may, subject to the regulations made under subsection (7), renew a permit with or without conditions, or cancel a permit. (5) A person aggrieved by a decision of the Director‑General not to grant or renew a permit, or to cancel a permit, may appeal to the Minister whose decision is final. (6) The Director-General may delegate any of his or her powers under this section to a senior authorised officer. (7) The Minister may make regulations to prescribe the class or classes of permits that may be granted, the time, form and manner of application for a permit, the conditions of a permit, the circumstances under which an application may be granted or refused, or a permit may be cancelled, renewed or replaced, and the fees payable in respect thereof.