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This legislation has been repealed.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (LIQUID WASTE) REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 10

10 .         Cancellation, suspension or refusal to renew licence

        (1)         Subject to this regulation, the Chief Executive Officer may cancel, suspend for a fixed period or refuse to renew a licence on the grounds that — 

            (a)         the holder has been convicted of an offence against the Act, these regulations or the repealed regulations or any other offence that relates to the collection, storage or disposal of liquid waste;

            (ab)         any fee that the holder is or has been required to pay under these regulations is unpaid;

            (b)         the Chief Executive Officer is of the opinion that there has been a breach of a condition to which the licence is subject; or

            (c)         the licence was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation.

        (1a)         If the holder of a licence has been charged with an offence under the Act relating to the disposal of liquid waste or an offence under these regulations, the Chief Executive Officer may suspend the licence until the charge in respect of the offence has been finally dealt with or determined according to law.

        (2)         Unless otherwise provided in these regulations, if the Chief Executive Officer proposes to cancel, suspend or refuse to renew a licence, the Chief Executive Officer is to give to the holder of the licence written notice of the proposal and the reasons for the proposal.

        (3)         A notice given under subregulation (2) is to state that within 14 days after the notice is given, the person to whom it is given may make written representations to the Chief Executive Officer concerning the matter, and the Chief Executive Officer is not to determine the matter without considering any representations received within that period of 14 days.

        (4)         If the Chief Executive Officer cancels, suspends, or refuses to renew, a licence the Chief Executive Officer is to give to the holder of the licence written notice of the cancellation, suspension or refusal to renew.

        [Regulation 10 amended in Gazette 2 Sep 1997 p. 4968; 30 Mar 2001 p. 1818-19.]



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