(1)  The Minister must renew a special licence granted under section 115(2) within one year after receiving an application for renewal and in any event not later than the expiry of the special licence.

(2)  The Minister may, with the approval of the Advisory Committee and in accordance with section 116 , impose conditions on a renewal under subsection (1) in addition to any conditions to which the special licence is subject.

(3)  On receiving an application for renewal of a special licence granted under section 115(4) , the Minister may –

(a) with the approval of the Advisory Committee, renew the special licence; and

(b) after consulting with the Committee, vary or impose conditions on the licence in addition to any conditions to which it is subject.

(4)  A variation or imposition of conditions under subsection (3) is not a variation under section 116 .