{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hemp-third-country-imports-regulations-2002/regulation-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/hemp-third-country-imports-regulations-2002/regulation-6.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/6",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Grant and variation of licences",
  "text": "(1) The appropriate authority may—\n(a) grant a licence either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as it may determine; or\n(b) refuse to grant a licence.\n(2) The appropriate authority may vary a licence by varying any conditions to which it is subject, or by imposing conditions.\n(3) Before the appropriate authority decides to—\n(a) refuse to grant a licence pursuant to paragraph (1); or\n(b) vary a licence pursuant to paragraph (2),\nit shall—\n(i) give the applicant or licensed importer, as the case may be, notice in writing of its proposed decision with a statement of its reasons;\n(ii) give that applicant or licensed importer an opportunity to make written representations within such time as the appropriate authority considers reasonable; and\n(iii) consider any such representations.\n(4) A licence or variation under this regulation shall be in writing.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/787/regulation/6",
    "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."
}