17.—(1) On an appeal to which this Part applies in respect of any discharge, the Authority may require the appellant to provide such further information concerning the discharge as an applicant for consent to the discharge would be required to furnish in an application under Article 176 of the 2006 Order.
(2) References in the 2006 Order to a consent under or given under, or an agreement under, Chapter III of Part VI, or to a discharge of trade effluent which is lawfully made by virtue of Chapter III of Part VI, shall be taken to include references to a consent which by virtue of this Part of this Order has effect as if it were given under that Chapter, or as a deemed consent or is a discharge of trade effluent which is lawfully made, as the case may be.
(3) The reference in sub-paragraph (a)(i) of Article 185(2) of the 2006 Order to a consent or variation given or made before the transfer date shall be taken to include a reference to a deemed consent and a new consent (as defined in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 13 and sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 14 respectively).