Paragraph 1 Application for consent

(1)

An application by the Agency for a consent, for the purposes of section 88(1)(a) of the Water Resources Act 1991, for any discharges shall be made to the Secretary of State in writing accompanied by such information as he may require; and shall be advertised by the Agency in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below.

(2)

Notice of the application shall be published within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which the application is received—

(a)

in one or more newspapers circulating in—

(i)

the locality in which the proposed discharges are to be made; and

(ii)

the locality in which the controlled waters likely to be affected by the proposed discharges are situated; and

(b)

in the London Gazette.

(3)

The notice shall—

(a)

state that the application is made by the Agency;

(b)

specify where the discharges are proposed to be made;

(c)

describe briefly the nature of the proposed discharges;

(d)

state where the register containing information about the application may be inspected, the times at which the register is open for inspection and that the register may be inspected free of charge; and

(e)

explain that any person may make representations in writing to the Secretary of State, specify when the period allowed for making representations ends and give the address of the Secretary of State to which representations are to be sent.

(4)

The Secretary of State may give the Agency notice requiring it to provide him with such further information of any description specified in the notice as he may require for the purpose of determining the application.

(5)

An application made in accordance with this paragraph which relates to proposed discharges at two or more places may be treated by the Secretary of State as separate applications for consents for discharges at each of those places.