Breach by an agent of his authorisation
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17.—(1) Where an agent breaches any of the conditions of his authorisation, the Department may—
(a)withhold funds from the agent; and
(b)recover on demand the whole or any part of funds already made available to the agent.
(2) Where the Department takes any steps specified in paragraph (1) it may also serve a notice in writing on the agent termination his authorisation.
(3) Before taking any steps specified in paragraph (1) or (2) the Department shall—
(a)give the agent notice in writing of what it proposes to do, together with a statement of its reasons;
(b)give the agent an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Department considers reasonable; and
(c)consider any such representations.