S.L. 549.44 Art. 45Application criteria. Cap. 549 Cap. 552.

(1) The person requesting a permit for activities referred to in regulations 43 and 44, hereinafter referred to as the applicant, shall submit in writing an application to the competent authority prior to carrying out such activities.

(2) In order to enable the competent authority to assess a request for permission, the application:

(a) shall be accompanied by the relevant documents and any other requisite information as specified and required by the competent authority;

(b) shall indicate whether the application corresponds under any one of the following criteria: - are already proposed in an application for a permit, clearance or licence made under the Environment Protection Act or the Development

Planning Act, which is still being processed, amended, reconsidered or appealed in accordance with any of the aforementioned Acts; - would prejudice the merits of such processing, reconsideration or appeal; - would prejudice the merits of a request for any clearance or licence required by the aforementioned Acts, or would prejudice the merits of an appeal from a decision thereon; - are counter to the provisions of regulation 44; - would prejudice any enforcement case, court case or other cases currently sub judice.