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Requirements relating to permit applications

6.—(1) A permit application shall be made in writing and shall contain—

(a)a description of the offshore installation on or from which the offshore chemical is to be used or discharged, and the location of the offshore installation in the relevant area;

(b)a description of the proposed technology and other techniques for preventing or, where prevention is not possible, reducing the use or discharge of the offshore chemical from the offshore installation;

(c)a description of the measures planned to monitor the use or discharge of the offshore chemical; and

(d)an assessment of the risk of harm to the environment from the use and discharge of the offshore chemicals proposed.

(2) The Secretary of State may by notice require a permit applicant—

(a)to produce such evidence as the Secretary of State may reasonably call for to verify any information provided in the permit application; or

(b)to provide such other information as the Secretary of State may specify for the purposes of properly considering a permit application in accordance with these Regulations.