# The Control of Pollution (Applications, Appeals and Registers) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 6: Transfer of consents


(1) A consent under paragraph 3 may be transferred by the Agency to a person who proposes to carry on making the discharges in place of the Agency.
(2) A consent under paragraph 3 above which is transferred to a person under this paragraph shall have effect on and after the date of the transfer as if it had been granted to that person under paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 to the Water Resources Act 1991, subject to such modifications as the Agency may specify in writing.
(3) Where a consent under paragraph 3 above is transferred under sub-paragraph (1) above, the Agency shall give notice of that fact to the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/2971/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-pollution-applications-appeals-and-registers-regulations-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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