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The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Article 14:
- art. 58(1A) inserted by 2011 c. 5 (N.I.) s. 8(3)
- art. 70(2A)-(2C) inserted by 2011 c. 5 (N.I.) s. 9
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Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Order (including any effects on those provisions):
- art. 58(1A) inserted by 2011 c. 5 (N.I.) s. 8(3)
- art. 70(2A)-(2C) inserted by 2011 c. 5 (N.I.) s. 9
Transfer of licencesN.I.
14.—(1) A licence may be transferred to another person in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6) and may be so transferred whether or not the licence is partly revoked or suspended under any provision of this Order.
(2) Where the holder of a licence desires that the licence be transferred to another person ( “the proposed transferee”) the licence holder and the proposed transferee shall jointly make an application to the Department for a transfer of the licence.
(3) An application under paragraph (2) for the transfer of a licence shall be made on a form provided by the Department for the purpose, accompanied by such information as the Department may reasonably require and the fee payable under Article 15 and the licence.
(4) If, on such an application, the Department is satisfied that the proposed transferee is a fit and proper person the Department shall effect a transfer of the licence to the proposed transferee.
(5) The Department shall effect a transfer of a licence under this Article by causing the licence to be endorsed with the name and other particulars of the proposed transferee as the holder of the licence from such date specified in the endorsement as may be agreed with the applicants.
(6) If within the period of 2 months from the date on which the Department receives an application for the transfer of a licence, or within such longer period as the Department and the applicants may at any time agree in writing, the Department has neither effected a transfer of the licence nor given notice to the applicants that the Department has refused the application, the Department shall be deemed to have refused the application.
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