# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 16: Calculation of the relevant period


(1) This paragraph provides for the calculation of a period referred to in paragraph 15(2).
(2) The period starts—
(a) on the day the regulator receives a duly-made application; or
(b) if paragraph 10 applies, on the day the appropriate authority complies with paragraph 10(3).
(3) In calculating the period the following periods must be ignored—
(a) a period from the service of a notice requiring further information under paragraph 4(1) to the receipt by the regulator of that information;
(b) 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);
(c) a period during which national security or confidentiality is being considered in relation to the application, that is to say—
(i) any period during which a determination under regulation 47(3), 47(7) or 50 is being considered (including any appeal), or
(ii) a period of 15 working days after the service of a notice under regulation 49(1); and
(d) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110788760/schedule/5/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-5/paragraph-16
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