The Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

15.—(1) Except in a case where an application has been referred to the Department under paragraph 14 and subject to paragraph 18, the enforcing authority shall give notice of its determination of an application for a permit–

(a) for new installations and mobile plant and for existing Part A installations and existing Part A mobile plant where there is a substantial change to the operation of the installation or mobile plant, within the period of six months beginning with the day on which it received the application;

(b) for existing Part A installations and existing Part A mobile plant other than those referred to in sub-paragraph (a), within the period of nine months beginning with the day on which it received the application;

(c) in any case, within such longer period as may be agreed with the applicant.

(2) For the purpose of calculating the periods mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) no account shall be taken of–

(a) any period beginning with the date on which notice is served on the applicant under paragraph 4 and ending on the date on which the applicant furnishes the information specified in the notice;

(b) any period allowed for making representations in relation to a notice given pursuant to paragraph 11 in so far as that period does not overlap with any other period allowed for making representations in accordance with paragraph 12;

(c) where a matter falls to be determined under regulation 31or 32, any period beginning with the date on which the period of 28 days referred to in paragraph 5 ends and ending on the date on which the application is advertised in accordance with paragraph 23(a).