PART 1General

Interpretation: relevant function9

In these Regulations, “relevant function” means any of the following functions—

a

determining an application—

i

for the grant of an environmental permit under regulation 13(1);

ii

for the variation of an environmental permit under regulation 20(1);

iii

for the transfer of an environmental permit in whole or in part under regulation 21(1);

iv

for the surrender of 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) or (3);

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 power to serve a notice under Schedule 21 or 25 requiring a person to hold an environmental permit;

e

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);

f

exercising any of the following powers relating to enforcement—

i

the power to serve an enforcement notice;

ii

the power to serve a suspension notice;

iii

the power to serve a prohibition notice;

iv

the power to serve a landfill closure notice;

v

the power to serve a mining waste facility closure notice;

g

exercising the power to serve a flood risk activity emergency works notice, a flood risk activity notice of intent or a flood risk activity remediation notice;

h

exercising the power to take steps under paragraph 9(1) of Part 1 of Schedule 25.