(1)  The holder of a special employee’s licence may, not earlier than one month before the expiration of the current licence or such period before the expiration of the current licence as is determined by the Commission, apply to the Commission for the renewal of that licence, in which case–

(a) the current special employee's licence continues in force until the licence is renewed or its renewal is refused; and

(b) if renewed, the renewal takes effect from the day on which the current special employee's licence was due to expire.

(2)  An application for renewal must be made in a form approved by the Commission and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.

(2A)  The Commission may refund or waive the payment of the whole or part of the prescribed fee if it considers it appropriate to do so.

(3)  Sections 52 , 53 , 54 and 55 apply to an application for the renewal of a special employee's licence in the same manner as they apply to an application for the issue of a special employee's licence.