Regulation 10 Application for renewal of an existing permit

Where an operator proposes to continue to use or discharge from an offshore installation an offshore chemical after the expiry of any period specified in the permit, he may, subject to paragraph (2), apply to the Secretary of State to renew the permit.

An application for renewal of a permit pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be made in writing prior to, but no more than three months before, the expiry of the permit in question.

The Secretary of State may renew a permit pursuant to an application under this regulation, provided that she has consulted the consultation parties and taken into account any relevant representations made by them regarding the application.

Where the Secretary of State refuses an application under this regulation she shall serve a notice on the applicant which states that the application is refused.

Where the Secretary of State grants an application pursuant to paragraph (3) she may make the granting of the application subject to such further terms and conditions as she shall think fit and, once a notice giving details of such further terms and conditions has been served on the applicant, they shall have effect.