PART 2Stationary installations

CHAPTER 1Permits

Review, variation and consolidation of permits11

1

The regulator must review a permit before the end of the period of five years beginning with the date on which the permit was granted, and afterwards at intervals not exceeding five years.

2

The regulator may, by giving notice to the operator, vary a permit at any time and may in particular make any variation of the permit that the regulator considers necessary in consequence of—

a

a review under paragraph (1);

b

any report made by the operator under Article 69 of the Monitoring and Reporting Regulation; or

c

any notification as mentioned in paragraph 2(7)(b) of Schedule 4 (notification of planned changes in operation etc).

3

The regulator may by giving notice to the operator vary a permit where the operator—

a

applies to the regulator for such a variation pursuant to a provision of the permit; or

b

has failed to comply with a requirement of the permit to apply for such a variation.

4

The regulator may by giving notice to the operator vary a permit in order to comply with regulator's duty under—

a

regulation 88(6); or

b

any of the following provisions of Schedule 5—

i

paragraph 2(1);

ii

paragraph 3(3);

iii

paragraph 6(5) or (6);

iv

paragraph 7(4)(b), (6)(b) or (7)(b);

v

paragraph 8(6).

5

A notice given under paragraph (2), (3)(b) or (4) may specify a period within which a fee for the variation of the permit must be paid.

6

The regulator may by giving notice to the operator replace a permit with a consolidated permit applying to the same regulated activities, and containing the same or equivalent provisions, in the following circumstances—

a

where the permit has been varied;

b

where there is more than one permit applying to installations on the same site operated by the same operator.