12. A permit is issued or renewed for three years, unless the Minister issues or renews it for a shorter period if he considers it necessary.
A permit shall be renewed, on the conditions prescribed by this Act or the regulations, upon a written application submitted by the permit holder together with the information, documents and fees prescribed by regulation. Notwithstanding section 5, the same applies to a day care centre permit in force on 7 June 2002 the renewal of which was obtained by a school board pursuant to section 159 of the Act respecting the Ministère de la Famille et de l’Enfance (chapter M-17.2).
Where an application for renewal has been made by the permit holder and the Minister has yet to decide the application on the date of expiry of the permit, the permit remains in force until the decision is made.
In no case described in the third paragraph may the permit remain in force for more than 120 days.
1979, c. 85, s. 12; 1984, c. 47, s. 163; 1996, c. 16, s. 13; 1997, c. 58, s. 86; 2002, c. 17, s. 2.