56   Renewal of licence

(1)  A licensee may, not earlier than 1 month before the expiration of his or her current licence, apply to the Authority for a new licence, in which case:

(a)  the current licence continues in force until the application for the new licence is determined, and

(b)  if granted, the new licence is to be considered to have been granted on the anniversary of the date on which the current licence was granted and is to be dated accordingly.

(2)  An application for a new licence is to be made in a form approved by the Authority and is not to be considered to have been made unless accompanied by the fee determined by the Authority.

(3)  The provisions of this Act (except those relating to the form of an application and the grant of a provisional licence) apply to and in relation to:

(a)  an application under this section for a new licence, and

(b)  the determination of such an application, and

(c)  any licence granted as a result of such an application,

      as if the application has been made by a person other than a licensee.