Water Abstraction and Impoundment (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Transfer of licenceN.I.

14.—(1) A licence may be transferred to another person in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).

(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) shall be made on a form provided by the Department for the purpose and accompanied by such information in such form as the Department may reasonably require.

(4) The Department may effect a transfer of a licence or refuse to effect a transfer and where it refuses to do so it shall notify the applicants of the reasons for its decision.

(5) The Department may effect a transfer under this regulation 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.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 14 in operation at 1.2.2007, see reg. 1