Paragraph 8 Publication of an application

(1)

For the purposes of section 37(1), notice of an application must be published in at least one newspaper circulating in the locality of the proposed point of abstraction and on the appropriate agency's website.

(2)

The notice must be published by—

(a)

30th June 2021, or

(b)

if there is an appeal under section 36A in relation to the application, within 28 days of the determination of that appeal or by 30th June 2021, whichever is the later.

(3)

The notice must specify—

(a)

the name of the applicant;

(b)

the type of licence being applied for;

(c)

the purpose of the abstraction;

(d)

the point of abstraction;

(e)

the period over which abstraction will take place;

(f)

in the case of an application for a full licence, the quantity of water to be abstracted;

(g)

where and when the application documents and the register containing details of the application may be inspected, and that such inspection is free of charge;

(h)

the address to which any representations in relation to the application should be sent.

(4)

The notice must not include any information that is to be excluded from a register by virtue of section 191A or 191B M1.

(5)

The requirements of section 37(1) and (2) do not apply to any application if the appropriate authority notifies the appropriate agency that complying with those requirements in relation to that application would be contrary to the interests of national security.

(6)

The requirements of section 37(1) and (2) may be dispensed with if it appears to the appropriate agency that the proposed abstraction would have no appreciable adverse effect on the environment.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: Sections 191A and 191B were inserted by paragraph 170 of Schedule 22 to the 1995 Act and amended by S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90). Section 191B was amended by S.I. 2010/675.