5.—(1) In these Regulations, “authorised person” means—
(a)any person to whom—
(i)a permit has been granted or transferred in accordance with regulation 23 or 27; or
(ii)a registration has been granted or transferred in accordance with regulation 18 or 27;
(b)any person in control of the carrying on of a regulated activity—
(i)which is subject to general binding rules; or
(ii)which has been notified in accordance with regulation 12.
(2) The definition of authorised person in paragraph (1) includes—
(a)where an authorised person has been adjudged bankrupt or the estate of the authorised person is sequestrated, the trustee in bankruptcy;
(b)where an executor has been appointed to an authorised person’s estate, the executor;
(c)where the authorised person is a body corporate, and—
(i)a receiver has been appointed, the receiver;
(ii)an administrator has been appointed, the administrator;
(iii)a liquidator has been appointed, the liquidator;
(d)where an authorised person is a partnership which is dissolved, any person who was a partner immediately before dissolution.
(3) Where a person becomes an authorised person—
(a)as a result of the operation of paragraph (2); and
(b)in respect of an activity which is carried on in accordance with a permit or a registration or which has been notified,
that person must notify SEPA that the person is an authorised person as soon as is practicable.