s 23 Modification of conditions of approval
23.—(1) Subject to this section, it is lawful for the Director‑General to modify the conditions of an approval without compensating the licensee and approved individual concerned. (2) Before modifying any condition of an approval, the Director‑General must, unless subsection (5) applies, give written notice to the licensee and approved individual, respectively —(a) stating that the Director‑General proposes to make the modification in the manner specified in the written notice; and (b) specifying the period (being at least 7 days after the date of service of the written notice on the licensee and approved individual or, where the written notices are served on the licensee and approved individual on different dates, the later of those dates) within which written representations may be made to the Director‑General with respect to the proposed modification. (3) Upon receiving any written representation mentioned in subsection (2)(b), the Director‑General must consider that written representation and may —(a) reject the written representation; (b) amend the proposed modification of any condition of the approval in any manner that the Director‑General thinks fit having regard to the written representation; or (c) withdraw the proposed modification. (4) Where —(a) the Director‑General rejects any written representation under subsection (3)(a); (b) the Director‑General amends the proposed modification of any condition of the approval under subsection (3)(b); or (c) no written representation is received by the Director‑General within the period specified in the written notice under subsection (2)(b), or any written representation made under that subsection is subsequently withdrawn, the Director‑General must issue a written direction to the licensee or approved individual or both, requiring the licensee or approved individual or both, within the period specified by the Director‑General, to give effect to the modification as specified in the written notice under subsection (2) or as amended by the Director‑General under subsection (3)(b), as the case may be. (5) However, where the Director‑General considers that it is impracticable or undesirable to give written notice under subsection (2) before modifying the conditions of a particular approval, in the circumstances of the particular case because of danger or risk to —(a) the security and good order within the licensable SRH; or (b) the safety of the residents of the licensable SRH, the Director‑General may, without compensating the licensee and approved individual concerned, and by giving written notice to that licensee and approved individual, modify the conditions of the particular approval with immediate effect.