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Regulation 16 Revocation of licenceI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Department may revoke (in whole or in part) a licence—

(a)

where it is satisfied that—

(i)

the revocation is necessary in order to protect the water environment from serious damage; and

(ii)

the damage cannot be avoided by modifying the conditions of the licence; or

(b)

under regulation 45 of the 1995 Regulations as applied by regulation 12 of these Regulations.

(2)

Any revocation of a licence under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) shall be effected by notice served on the holder of the licence.

(3)

A notice under paragraph (2) shall specify—

(a)

in the case of a partial revocation, the extent to which the licence is revoked;

(b)

the date on which the revocation shall take effect which shall be at least 28 days after the date on which the notice under paragraph (2) was served; and

(c)

the reasons for the revocation.

Annotations

Commencement

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Reg. 16 in operation at 1.2.2007, see reg. 1