PART 1General

Interpretation: relevant function

9.  In these Regulations, “relevant function” means one of the following functions—

(a)determining an application—

(i)for an environmental permit under regulation 13(1),

(ii)to vary an environmental permit under regulation 20(1),

(iii)to transfer an environmental permit in whole or in part under regulation 21(1),

(iv)to surrender an environmental permit in whole or in part under regulation 25(2);

(b)varying an environmental permit—

(i)on the initiative of the regulator under regulation 20(1),

(ii)in relation to a transfer in whole or in part under regulation 21(1),

(iii)in relation to a partial revocation under regulation 22(1),

(iv)in relation to a partial surrender under regulation 24(2) or 25(2);

(c)revoking an environmental permit in whole or in part under regulation 22(1);

(d)exercising the following powers or duty—

(i)any power in relation to standard rules in Chapter 4 of Part 2,

(ii)the duty to vary an environmental permit after revocation of standard rules in regulation 30(3);

(e)exercising any of the following powers relating to enforcement—

(i)the power to serve an enforcement notice, or

(ii)the power to serve a suspension notice.