4.—(1) An application for registration or for the renewal of a registration as a carrier of controlled waste shall be made to the Department.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) to (5), a person shall not make an application for registration or for the renewal of a registration whilst—
(a)a previous application of his is pending; or
(b)he is registered.
(3) Paragraph (2) shall not prevent a person from applying for the renewal of a registration where his application is made within the period of six months mentioned in regulation 11(4).
(4) An application for registration or for the renewal of a registration in respect of a business which is or is to be carried on by a partnership shall be made by all of the partners or prospective partners.
(5) A prospective partner in a business carried on by a partnership whose members are already registered may make an application for registration as a partner in that business.
(6) An application for registration or for renewal of a registration shall be made on a form provided for the purpose by the Department, and shall be accompanied by such information as the Department may reasonably require.
(7) The Department shall provide a copy of any form mentioned in paragraph (6) free of charge to any person requesting one.
(8) The Department shall charge an applicant in respect of its consideration of his application—
(a)in the case of an application for registration, £120;
(b)in the case of an application for the renewal of registration, £60,
and the applicant shall pay the charge when he makes his application.
(9) The Department shall, on receipt of an application for registration or for the renewal of a registration, ensure that the register contains a copy of the application.
(10) The Department may remove from its register a copy of an application included under paragraph (9) at any time more than 6 years after the application was made.