The Secretary may, on application by a person, grant the person an export licence to carry out a kind of export operations in relation to a kind of prescribed goods.

An export licence may be granted to carry out more than one kind of export operations in relation to more than one kind of prescribed goods for export to one or more places.

An export licence is subject to certain conditions.

An export licence may remain in force indefinitely or may cease to be in force on an expiry date.

If there is an expiry date for an export licence, the export licence may be renewed.

The matters covered by an export licence or the conditions of the export licence may be varied.

An export licence may be suspended wholly or in part, and may be revoked.

A show cause notice must be given to the holder of an export licence before the licence may be varied, suspended or revoked (except in serious and urgent cases or if the holder has requested the variation, suspension or revocation).

The Secretary may give directions to the holder of an export licence, including prohibiting a kind of export operations being carried out in relation to a kind of prescribed goods in certain circumstances.

The holder of an export licence must comply with certain obligations.