Regulation 21 Procedure for cancellation of commitment
The committed developer or a liable person may make a written request to Natural England to rescind its acceptance of a request to pay on one or more of the grounds in paragraphs 2 to 8 of the Schedule.
On receipt of a request under paragraph (1)—
Natural England may rescind its acceptance of the request to pay if it is satisfied that one or more of the grounds in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Schedule (grounds 1 and 2) apply;
Natural England must rescind its acceptance of the request to pay if it is satisfied that one or more of the grounds in paragraphs 4 to 8 of the Schedule (grounds 3 to 7) apply.
Natural England may, on its own initiative, rescind its acceptance of a request to pay where one or more of the grounds in paragraphs 2 to 7 of the Schedule (grounds 1 to 6) apply.
A liable person who makes a request under paragraph (1) must send a copy of the application to every other liable person before the end of the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which they made the application.
Natural England may request further information from the committed developer or a liable person before coming to a conclusion under paragraph (2).