# Dumping at Sea Act 1974, Section 3: Right to make representations.


(1) Where a licensing authority proposes—
(a) to refuse a licence ; or
(b) to include a condition in a licence, whether on granting or transferring it ; or
(c) to require a payment under section 2(6) above ; or
(d) to vary or revoke a licence,
it shall be the authority's duty, when notifying the applicant for or holder of the licence of the proposal, also to notify him—
(i) of the reason for it ; and
(ii) of his right under this section to make written representations relating to it.
(2) A notification of a proposal to vary or revoke a licence shall also include a notice that any written representations must be received by the licensing authority within 28 days of the receipt of the notification.
(3) A person who receives a notification of a proposal such as is mentioned in subsection (1) above may make written representations about it to the licensing authority.
(4) If a licensing authority receives such representations, and in the case of a proposal to vary or revoke a licence receives them within 28 days of the receipt of the notification of the proposal, the authority shall constitute a committee to consider the representations and shall appoint one of the members of the committee to be its chairman.
(5) Each licensing authority shall draw up and from time to time revise a panel of persons who are specially qualified in the authority's opinion to be members of such committees, and any such committee constituted by a licensing authority shall be drawn from members of the authority's panel.
(6) It shall be the duty of the chairman of a committee—
(a) to serve upon the person who made the representations under subsection (3) above a notice in writing requiring him to state within 14 days of the receipt of the notice whether he wishes to make oral representations to the committee ; and
(b) to give him, not earlier than the date of the notice under paragraph (a) above, notice in writing of the place, date and time of the meeting of the committee.
(7) A notice under subsection (6)(b) above shall not specify a date for the meeting of the committee earlier than 21 days from the date of the notice, unless the person who made the representations has agreed to an earlier meeting.
(8) If the person who made the representations expresses a wish to make oral representations to the committee, they shall afford him an opportunity of so doing, either in person or by any person authorised by him in that behalf.
(9) The committee shall consider any representations made under subsection (3) or (8) above and shall make a report to the licensing authority after the close of their consideration, giving their findings of fact and their recommendations.
(10) Where representations relating to a proposal have been made under this section, the licensing authority may make a final decision relating to the proposal only after receiving and considering the committee's report on it.
(11) The licensing authority shall notify the person who made the representations of the authority's decision and the reasons for it and shall send him a copy of the committee's report.
(12) Subject to subsection (13) below, a licensing authority may pay to a person who makes representations under this section such sum as the authority considers appropriate in respect of costs or expenses incurred by him in connection with the making of the representations and their consideration under this section.
(13) No payment shall be made under subsection (12) above where the final decision confirms the authority's original proposal without modifications.
(14) Each licensing authority, with the consent of the Minister for the Civil Service as to numbers, may appoint such staff for committees under this section as the authority thinks fit, and may make arrangements for securing that such of the authority's officers as the authority considers are required are available to assist any such committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/20/section/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dumping-at-sea-act-1974/section-3
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