# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, Regulation 20: Variation of an environmental permit


(1) The regulator may vary an environmental permit on the application of the operator or on its own initiative.
(2) But a variation made under paragraph (1) must not reduce the extent of the site of a regulated facility.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to Part B installations.
(4) Part 1 (grant, variation, transfer and surrender of environmental permits) of Schedule 5 applies in relation to an application to vary an environmental permit or a proposal to vary an environmental permit on the initiative of the regulator under paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110788760/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-20
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