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9.—(1) When the hazardous substances authority receive a valid application for hazardous substances consent or an application for any consent, agreement or approval required by a condition imposed on a grant of hazardous substances consent, they must, as soon as practicable—
(a)acknowledge receipt of the application in writing; and
(b)send a copy of the application to the COMAH competent authority.
(2) Where, in the opinion of the hazardous substances authority, an application received by the authority is not a valid application, the authority must, as soon as practicable, notify the applicant of their opinion, giving their reasons.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation and regulations 10 and 11—
(a)an application is valid if it complies with regulation 5 and is accompanied by any documents required by regulations 6 and 7; and
(b)a valid application for hazardous substances consent is to be taken to have been received when—
(i)it is lodged with the hazardous substances authority; and
(ii)any fee required to be paid in respect of the application has been paid to that authority.
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