ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 168
When decision must be made—generally
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 168
When decision must be made—generally
168 When decision must be made—generally
(1) If section 169does not apply, a decision under subdivision 2 must be made
within—
(a) if there is a proposed PRC plan for the application—30
business days after the day the decision stage for the application starts; or
(b) otherwise—20 business days after the day the decision stage for the
application starts.
(2) The administering authority may, by written notice
given to the applicant and without the applicant’s agreement, extend the
period mentioned in subsection (1) by not more than the number of business
days stated for making the decision under subsection (1) .
(3) Only 1 notice
may be given under subsection (2) for the application and it must be given
before the period ends.
(4) However, the period may be further extended if
the applicant, at any time before the decision is made, gives written
agreement to the extension.
(5) If the applicant has also applied under
section 318Fto be registered as a suitable operator for the carrying out of
the environmentally relevant activity—
(a) the chief executive must not
decide the application for the environmental authority before deciding the
application under section 318F; and
(b) for subsection (1) , the decision
stage for the application for the environmental authority is taken not to have
started until the day the application under section 318Fis decided.