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4.—(1) Where the Secretary of State receives an application for a permit pursuant to regulation 5, she may either grant or refuse the application.
(2) The Secretary of State may attach conditions to any permit granted by her pursuant to paragraph (1) which are calculated to ensure that—
(a)the concentration, frequency, quantity, location or duration of any discharge is subject to appropriate restrictions;
(b)appropriate measures are taken to minimise pollution including, in particular, the appropriate use of technology to limit discharges;
(c)necessary measures are taken to prevent accidents affecting the environment or, where they occur, to limit their consequences in relation to the environment;
(d)there is carried out appropriate monitoring of the discharges to which the permit relates, and such conditions may include—
(i)provisions relating to measurement techniques, the frequency of measurement and evaluation procedures; and
(ii)obligations to supply the Secretary of State with data required for checking compliance with the permit, including any data setting out the actual concentration, frequency, quantity, location or duration of any discharges which have occurred during a specified period.
(3) A permit shall specify the period for which it is to have effect.
(4) In addition to any conditions that may be attached to any permit by virtue of paragraph (2), the Secretary of State may attach to a permit such other conditions as she thinks fit.
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