{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hemp-third-country-imports-regulations-2002/regulation-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hemp-third-country-imports-regulations-2002/regulation-15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/787",
  "legislation_title": "The Hemp (Third Country Imports) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hemp-third-country-imports-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/15",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Suspension or revocation of licences or authorisations",
  "text": "(1) Where a licensed importer or authorised importer is guilty of an offence under regulation 16, the appropriate authority may—\n(a) suspend or revoke any licence granted pursuant to regulation 6 to that licensed importer; and\n(b) suspend or revoke any authorisation granted pursuant to regulation 11 to that authorised importer.\n(2) Before the appropriate authority decides to suspend or revoke a licence or authorisation pursuant to paragraph (1) it shall—\n(i) give the licensed importer or authorised importer, as the case may be, notice in writing of its proposed decision with a statement of its reasons;\n(ii) give that licensed importer or authorised importer an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the appropriate authority considers reasonable; and\n(iii) consider any such representations.\n(3) A suspension or revocation under this regulation shall be in writing.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 15(2) inserted (1.9.2002) by The Hemp (Third Country Imports) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/1924), regs. 1, 2(3)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/787/regulation/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:10:02.688994+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}