Data Protection [No. 3 of 2021 107 PART VI DATA AUDITORS 29. The Data Protection Commissioner shall licence data auditors in the prescribed manner and form on payment of the prescribed fee. Data auditors 30. (1) A person who intends to provide data auditing services under this Act shall apply to the Data Protection Commissioner for a licence in the prescribed manner and form on payment of the prescribed fee. Application for licence (2) The Data Protection Commissioner shall, within sixty days of receipt of an application, grant or reject the application. (3) Where the Data Protection Commissioner fails to make a decision within the period referred to under subsection (2), except as otherwise provided under this Act, the application shall be deemed to have been granted. (4) The Data Protection Commissioner shall, where it rejects an application for a licence, inform the applicant in writing stating the reasons for the rejection. (5) The Data Protection Commissioner may request for further particulars in respect of an application. (6) Where the Data Protection Commissioner requests for particulars referred to in subsection (5), the period referred to in subsection (2) stops running. 31. A licence under this Act shall only be issued to an applicant that possesses the relevant technical capabilities determined by the Data Protection Commissioner. 32. A licence issued under this Act shall— Issue of licences Conditions of licence (a) contain the terms and conditions of the licence; and (b) be valid for the period as maybe prescribed. 33. (1) A licensee may, at any time during the validity of the licence, apply to the Data Protection Commissioner for variation of the terms and conditions of the licence or any matter relating to the licence. (2) The Data Protection Commissioner shall consider the application referred to in subsection (1) and may grant or reject the application, and shall give reasons to the applicant where it rejects the application. Variation of licence