S.L. 653.3 Art. 4Granting and revocation etc., of authorizations.

(1) The Director may grant authorizations for the export of dual-use items as specified in these regulations.

(2) Any authorization granted by the Director in pursuance of these regulations or having effect as if so granted may be:

(a) either individual, global or general;

(b) limited so as to expire on a specified date unless renewed;

(c) subject to or without conditions, and any such condition may require or prohibit any act before or after the export of items under that authorization;

(d) annulled, suspended, modified or revoked by the Director.

(3) An individual export authorization may be granted to an individual exporter, upon application on a form as set out in the Schedule, for the export of a specified dual-use item to a specified consignee up to the quantity specified in the authorization.

(4) A global export authorization may be granted to an individual exporter, upon application on a form as set out in the Schedule, for the export of specified dual-use items up to the quantities specified in the authorization, to specified consignees in one or more specified countries.

(5) When applying for an export authorization, exporters shall supply the Director with all the relevant information required for their applications.

(6) The Director shall process requests for authorisations for export within ninety working days from the date of receipt of the request:

Provided that if there are any missing documents which should have accompanied the request, the Director shall request the person making the request to submit such documentation within a time-period to be stipulated by the Director. If the requested documentation is not provided within the time-period stipulated, the request shall be deemed invalid and shall be cancelled: Provided further that the period of ninety working days may, on reasonable grounds to be indicated by the Director, be extended for a further period of ninety working days.