Section 3: Issuance and validity of licence

(1) The Commissioner shall issue to a successful applicant a licence for the craft subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary.
(2) A licence issued under this Act shall be valid for one year and expire on 31 December every year.
(3) Where the craft is to be operated in a body of water shared by two or more States, the owner or operator of the craft shall not be required to obtain more than one licence in a particular year.
(4) The holder of a licence under this Act shall, not later than one month before its expiration, apply to the Commissioner for a licence to take effect from the expiry of the current licence.