Schedule 10 Discharge consents
Consideration and determination of applications
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(1)
On an application under paragraph 1 above the Agency shall be under a duty, if the requirements—
(a)
of that paragraph, and
(b)
of any regulations made under paragraph 1 or 2 above or of any directions under paragraph 2 above,
are complied with, to consider whether to give the consent applied for, either unconditionally or subject to conditions, or to refuse it.
(2)
Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, on an application made in accordance with paragraph 1 above, the applicant may treat the consent applied for as having been refused if it is not given within the period of four months beginning with the day on which the application is received or within such longer period as may be agreed in writing between the Agency and the applicant.
(3)
Where any person, having made an application to the Agency for a consent, has failed to comply with his obligation under paragraph 1(3) or (4) above to provide information to the Agency, the Agency may refuse to proceed with the application, or refuse to proceed with it until the information is provided.
(4)
The conditions subject to which a consent may be given under this paragraph shall be such conditions as the Agency may think fit and, in particular, may include conditions—
(a)
as to the places at which the discharges to which the consent relates may be made and as to the design and construction of any outlets for the discharges;
(b)
as to the nature, origin, composition, temperature, volume and rate of the discharges and as to the periods during which the discharges may be made;
(c)
as to the steps to be taken, in relation to the discharges or by way of subjecting any substance likely to affect the description of matter discharged to treatment or any other process, for minimising the polluting effects of the discharges on any controlled waters;
(d)
as to the provision of facilities for taking samples of the matter discharged and, in particular, as to the provision, maintenance and use of manholes, inspection chambers, observation wells and boreholes in connection with the discharges;
(e)
as to the provision, maintenance and testing of meters for measuring or recording the volume and rate of the discharges and apparatus for determining the nature, composition and temperature of the discharges;
(f)
as to the keeping of records of the nature, origin, composition, temperature, volume and rate of the discharges and, in particular, of records of readings of meters and other recording apparatus provided in accordance with any other condition attached to the consent; and
(g)
as to the making of returns and the giving of other information to the Authority about the nature, origin, composition, temperature, volume and rate of the discharges;
and it is hereby declared that a consent may be given under this paragraph subject to different conditions in respect of different periods.
(5)
The Secretary of State may, by regulations, substitute for any period for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (2) above, such other period as he considers appropriate.