S.L. 549.49 ст. 10Notificationstothe competent authority.

(1) The person submitting a notification in order to obtain a permit for activities referred to in regulations 6, 7, 8 and 9, hereinafter referred to as the applicant, shall submit his request in writing to the competent authority prior to carrying out such activities.

(2) In order to enable the competent authority to adequately assess a notification and issue a permit, the application shall be accompanied by the relevant documents and any other requisite information as specified and required by the competent authority. The applicant shall clearly indicate whether the application prejudices any enforcement case, court case or other causes currently sub-judice.

(3) The competent authority shall examine the conformity of the notifications with the requirements of these regulations, the accuracy and completeness of the information given, the correctness of the assessment referred to in regulation 4(1) and the class of contained uses and, where appropriate, the suitability of the containment and other protective measures, the waste management, and emergency response measures.

(4) If necessary, the competent authority may:

(a) ask the user to provide further information or to modify the conditions of the proposed contained use or to amend the class assigned to any contained use; Provided that in this case the competent authority may require that the contained use, if proposed, does not begin, or, if in progress, is suspended or terminated, until the competent authority has given its approval on the basis of the further information obtained or of the modified conditions of the contained use;

(b) limit the time for which the contained use should be permitted or subject it to certain specific conditions.

(5) For the purpose of calculating the periods referred to in regulations 8 and 9, any period of time during which the competent authority:

(a) is awaiting any further information which it may have requested from the notifier in accordance with sub-regulation (4)(a), or

(b) is carrying out a public inquiry or consultation in accordance with regulation 15, shall not be taken into account.

(6) Whenever the competent authority issues a permit, it may impose such conditions as it may deem fit and appropriate.

(7) Whenever the competent authority refuses such permit, it shall inform the applicant of the reasons for such refusal.

(8) The period of validity of such permit shall also be established at the discretion of the competent authority.

(9) The applicant shall provide a copy of any published results and other publications relevant to this permit to the competent authority within three months from the date of publication.

(10) The competent authority shall not issue or renew any permit if the applicant in question has not fulfilled or honoured any of the conditions or obligations arising from any other permit issued by the competent authority under these regulations and, or the related regulations.