Regulation 9 Interpretation: relevant function

In these Regulations, “relevant function” means any of the following functions—

(a)

determining an application—

(i)

for the grant of an environmental permit under regulation 13(1);

(ii)

for the variation of an environmental permit under regulation 20(1);

(iii)

for the transfer of an environmental permit in whole or in part under regulation 21(1);

(iv)

for the surrender of an environmental permit in whole or in part under regulation 25(2);

(b)

varying an environmental permit—

(i)

on the initiative of the regulator under regulation 20(1);

(ii)

in relation to a transfer in whole or in part under regulation 21(1) or (3);

(iii)

in relation to a partial revocation under regulation 22(1);

(iv)

in relation to a partial surrender under regulation 24(2) or 25(2);

(c)

revoking an environmental permit in whole or in part under regulation 22(1);

(d)

exercising the power to serve a notice under Schedule 21 or 25 requiring a person to hold an environmental permit;

(e)

exercising the following powers or duty—

(i)

any power in relation to standard rules in Chapter 4 of Part 2;

(ii)

the duty to vary an environmental permit after revocation of standard rules in regulation 30(3);

(f)

exercising any of the following powers relating to enforcement—

(i)

the power to serve an enforcement notice;

(ii)

the power to serve a suspension notice;

(iii)

the power to serve a prohibition notice;

(iv)

the power to serve a landfill closure notice;

(v)

the power to serve a mining waste facility closure notice;

(g)

exercising the power to serve a flood risk activity emergency works notice, a flood risk activity notice of intent or a flood risk activity remediation notice;

(h)

exercising the power to take steps under paragraph 9(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 25.