The Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 No. 1047

SCHEDULE E+W Application for, and determination of, licences

PART 1 E+W Application for a licence

Submission of licence applications E+W

1.  An application for a licence must be submitted to the appropriate agency.

Information to be included in an application E+W

2.  An application must include—

(a) details of any abstraction from the source of supply that is the subject of the application carried out in the seven years prior to 1st January 2018;

(b) such other information, including maps, as the appropriate agency may reasonably require to determine the application.

Manner of application E+W

3.  An application must be—

(a) made on a form issued by the appropriate agency for the purpose of the application being made or electronically in a form accessible by the appropriate agency;

(b) accompanied by any fee payable under section 41(1)(a) of the Environment Act 1995 M1 .

Marginal Citations

M1 1995 c. 25; section 41(1)(a) was amended by S.I. 2013/755 (W. 90).

Type of application E+W

4.  The appropriate agency may decide that—

(a) an application for a new licence ought to be for a variation of an existing licence, or

(b) an application for a variation of an existing licence ought to be for a new licence,

and may proceed with the application accordingly.