7.—(1) If the Department is satisfied that any permitted controlled activity should not continue to be carried on unless a licence is granted for it on an application under regulation 8, the Department may direct that the authorisation granted under regulation 5 shall cease to apply to that controlled activity.
(2) Notice of any direction made under paragraph (1) shall be served by the Department on the operator of the controlled activity in question and such direction shall come into force within 3 months of the date on which the notice was served.