(1) If the administering authority receives a de-amalgamation application that
complies with section 250B, the administering authority must—
(a)
de-amalgamate the environmental authority to give effect to the
de-amalgamation; and
(b) for de-amalgamation of an environmental authority
for relevant activities to which a PRCP schedule relates—de-amalgamate the
schedule to the extent necessary to give effect to the de-amalgamation of the
authority; and
(c) issue the de-amalgamated environmental authorities to the
applicant; and
(d) give the applicant a copy of any de-amalgamated PRCP
schedules; and
(e) include a copy of each environmental authority issued
under paragraph (c) , and each de-amalgamated PRC plan, in the relevant
register.
(2) The administering authority must comply with subsection (1) —
(a) within 15 business days after the day the de-amalgamation application is
received; or
(b) if the applicant agrees to extend the period mentioned in
paragraph (a) by a period of not more than 10 business days—within the
extended period.
(3) If a PRCP schedule is de-amalgamated under subsection
(1) (b) , the holder of each de-amalgamated schedule must be the holder of the
de-amalgamated environmental authority.
(4) Despite subsection (2) , if an
ERC decision is, or has been, in effect for the environmental authority, the
administering authority may only do the things mentioned in subsection (1) (a)
to (e) after the administering authority makes an ERC decision for each of the
proposed de-amalgamated environmental authorities.
