Regulation 11 Regulation 19 (subsistence of an environmental permit)

In regulation 19 (subsistence of an environmental permit)—

(a)

renumber the existing paragraph as paragraph (1);

(b)

in that paragraph—

(i)

at the end of paragraph (c) omit “or”;

(ii)

at the end of paragraph (d) insert “, or”;

(iii)

after paragraph (d) insert—

“(e)

in the case of an environmental permit that authorises the carrying on of a waste controlling or transporting activity, the end of the period of 3 years beginning with the day on which the environmental permit was issued.”;

(c)

after paragraph (1) insert—

“(2)

In the case of a permit referred to in paragraph (1)(e), if—

(a)

the operator applies to renew that permit at least 3 months before its expiry, and

(b)

the application to renew is not determined before the expiry of that permit,

that permit remains in force until the application is determined.”.