Regulation 5 The relevant dateI1

England and Wales

(1)

The relevant date in relation to an application for a full licence, a transfer licence^f1 or an impounding licence is—

(a)

except in the cases mentioned in sub–paragraph (b), the date 21 days after the day on which the Agency receives a valid application or such earlier date after the day on which the Agency receives a valid application as the Agency may determine; and

(b)

in a case where, within 21 days beginning on the day the Agency receives a valid application for a full licence or transfer licence, the Agency serves notice on the applicant of a decision under subsection (1) of section 36A^f2 (applications: types of abstraction licence)—

(i)

if no notice of appeal is served, the date of the day after the end of the period within which notice of appeal against that decision may be served; or

(ii)

if notice of appeal is so served, the date of the day on which the Agency receives notice of the determination or withdrawal of that appeal.

(2)

The relevant date in relation to an application for a temporary licence^f3 is the date on which the Agency receives a valid application.

(3)

The relevant date in relation to an application under section 51(2)^f4 is the date on which the Agency receives the application.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 1.4.2006, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: For the definitions of “full licence” and “transfer licence” see section 24A(1) (inserted by section 1(1) of the Water Act 2003, and section 72(1)).
f2: Section 36A was inserted by the WA, section 13(1).
f3: For the definition of “temporary licence” see section 24A(1) (inserted by section 1(1) of the Water Act 2003, and section 72(1)).
f4: Section 51(2) was amended by the EA, section 120 and Schedule 22, paragraph 128.