Paragraph 16 Calculation of the relevant period
This paragraph provides for the calculation of a period referred to in paragraph 15(2).
The period starts—
on the day the regulator receives a duly-made application; or
if paragraph 10 applies, on the day the appropriate authority complies with paragraph 10(3).
In calculating the period the following periods must be ignored—
a period from the service of a notice requiring further information under paragraph 4(1) to the receipt by the regulator of that information;
a period for representations mentioned in paragraph 9(3)(c) to the extent that it does not overlap with a period for representations mentioned in paragraph 6(1)(c);
a period during which national security or confidentiality is being considered in relation to the application, that is to say—
any period during which a determination under regulation 47(3), 47(7) or 50 is being considered (including any appeal), or
a period of 15 working days after the service of a notice under regulation 49(1); and
if the regulator informs the public in relation to a draft decision in accordance with paragraph 1(d) of Annex V to the IPPC Directive, a period of 20 working days.