24.—(1) Where this regulation applies a licence granted by, or treated as granted by, the ONR is to be treated on and after the relevant date as a licence granted by the relevant licensing authority.
(2) This regulation applies where—
(a)the site in respect of which the licence was granted ceases to be an ONR regulated site; and
(b)the licence mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) remained in force immediately before the relevant date.
(3) In this regulation—
(a)“relevant date” means, in relation to a site, the date on which the site ceased to be an ONR regulated site; and
(b)“relevant licensing authority” means the licensing authority for the site determined in accordance with Schedule 1, other than paragraph 4 of that Schedule, as if an application for a licence were to be made.