Cessation of disqualification
16.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) where a person is disqualified under regulation 15(1)(c) (dismissed employees) that person may, after the expiry of a period of not less than two years, apply in writing to the Welsh Ministers to remove the disqualification and the Welsh Ministers may direct that the disqualification will cease.
(2) Where the Welsh Ministers refuse an application to remove a disqualification no further application may be made by that person until the expiration of two years from the date of the application.
(3) Where a person is disqualified under regulation 15(1)(d) (certain chairmen and directors whose appointments have been terminated), the disqualification will cease on the expiry of a period of two years or such longer period as the Welsh Ministers specify when terminating his or her period of office but the Welsh Ministers may on application being made to him or her by that person, reduce the period of disqualification.