Breach by an agent of his authorisation

16.—(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) Before taking any step specified in paragraph (1), the Department shall—

(a) give the agent a written explanation of the reasons for the step proposed to be taken;

(b) afford the agent an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the Department considers reasonable; and

(c) consider any such representations.