(2) The Environment Agency Head is
required to provide a written statement of reasons for a licensing decision if
the applicant or holder of the licence makes a written request for the
statement of reasons.
(3) An applicant for, or the holder of, a
biodiversity conservation licence may appeal to the Land and Environment Court
against a licensing decision.
(4) The appeal is to be made within the time
prescribed by the regulations and in the manner prescribed by the rules of the
Court.
(5) The regulations may provide that a failure to determine an
application for a biodiversity licence within the period provided by the
regulations is taken to be a refusal of the application for the purposes of
this section.
(6) The lodging of an appeal does not, except to the extent the
Court otherwise directs in relation to the appeal, operate to stay the
decision appealed against.
