Article 12 Applications
P must apply to the Secretary of State for authorisation of—
an international storage arrangement, a United Kingdom ticket arrangement, a CSE ticket arrangement, or an international ticket arrangement; or
an amendment of any such arrangement.
A person who proposes to hold a stock, biofuel or additive of P under a United Kingdom ticket arrangement may, instead of P, apply to the Secretary of State for authorisation of—
that arrangement; or
an amendment of that arrangement.
A person who proposes to hold a stock in the United Kingdom under a delegation arrangement must apply to the Secretary of State for authorisation of—
that arrangement; or
an amendment of that arrangement.
An application under paragraph (1), (2) or (3) must include the information relevant to that application set out in Schedule 1.
Subject to paragraph (6), an application must be made as soon as possible before the date on which the arrangement or amendment is intended to come into force.
Where—
P intends to rely on stock held under a CSE ticket arrangement in order to comply with a direction; and
the Secretary of State issues that direction at least 200 days before the date on which it is to come into force (“the obligation date”),
the application for authorisation of the CSE ticket arrangement must be made at least 170 days before the obligation date.