# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 15: Time limits for determination


(1) If—
(a) the regulator has not determined an application within the relevant period; and
(b) the applicant serves a notice on the regulator which refers to this paragraph,
the application is deemed to have been refused on the day on which the notice is served.
(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “the relevant period” means a period, calculated in accordance with paragraph 16, of—
(a) in the case of an application to transfer an environmental permit in whole or in part, 2 months;
(b) in a case where paragraph 6 applies, 4 months; or
(c) in any other case, 3 months,
or in any case, a longer period than the period in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), if it is agreed by the regulator and the applicant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110788760/schedule/5/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-5/paragraph-15
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