ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 255
Steps after deciding transfer application
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 255
Steps after deciding transfer application
255 Steps after deciding transfer application
(1) If the administering authority decides to approve a transfer application
under section 254(1) (a) , it must, within 5 business days after the decision
is made—
(a) amend the relevant environmental authority to give effect to
the transfer; and
Example for paragraph (a)—
For a transfer application for
an environmental authority that is an amalgamated corporate authority, the
proposed holders may be the existing holder for part of the authority and a
new holder for part of the authority. The administering authority must amend
the existing authority by dividing it into 2 new authorities.
(b) issue the
amended environmental authority (the
"transferred environmental authority" ) to each holder; and
(2)
If the administering authority decides to refuse a transfer application, it
must, within 10 business days after the decision is made, give the existing
holder and the proposed holder written notice of the decision.