The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2003

Applications

5.—(1) A regulator may require any application or type of application made to it under any provision of these Regulations to be made on a form made available by the regulator.

(2) A form made available by a regulator under paragraph (1) shall specify the information required by the regulator to determine the application, which shall include any information required to be contained in the application by the provision of these Regulations under which the application is made.

(3) Where a regulator makes available a form under paragraph (1) in relation to the making of applications to it under a provision of these Regulations any application made to it under that provision shall be made on that form.

(4) Any application made under these Regulations may, with the agreement of the regulator, be sent to the regulator electronically.

(5) Where an application which is required to be accompanied by a fee is sent electronically, the fee may be sent to the regulator separately from the application but, the application shall not be treated as having been received by the regulator until the fee has also been received.

(6) An application made under these Regulations may be withdrawn at any time before it is determined.

(7) In its application to regulation 11 (excluded installations), paragraphs (1) to (6) shall apply as if any reference to “the regulator” were a reference to “the responsible authority”.

(8) In its application to regulation 21 (pooling), paragraphs (1) to (6) shall apply as if any reference to “the regulator” were a reference to “the appropriate authority”.