Notification of the surrender of an environmental permit
24.—(1) This regulation applies to any part of an environmental permit (or if applicable, the whole permit) that authorises the operation of a regulated facility of the following description or class—
(a)a Part B installation, except to the extent that it relates to a waste operation;
(b)mobile plant;
(c)a stand-alone water discharge activity or stand-alone groundwater activity.
(2) By notification to the regulator, the operator may surrender that part of an environmental permit (or if applicable, the whole permit) to which this regulation applies.
(3) A notification must—
(a)be made on the form provided by the regulator;
(b)include such information as is specified in the form; and
(c)specify the date on which the surrender is to take place, which must not be less than 20 working days after the date on which the notification is given.
(4) Subject to paragraph (7), the environmental permit ceases to have effect on the date specified in the notification to the extent specified there.
(5) Paragraphs (6) and (7) apply to a partial surrender if the regulator considers it necessary to vary the environmental permit conditions to take account of that surrender.
(6) The regulator must serve a notice on the operator specifying—
(a)the regulator’s view under paragraph (5);
(b)the variation; and
(c)the date the variation takes effect.
(7) If the date specified in the notice under paragraph (6)(c) is later than the date specified in the notification under paragraph (3)(c), the variation and partial surrender both take effect on the later date.