45Consultation on proposed variation

#### 45 Consultation on proposed variation (1) As soon as the Minister receives an application under section 43 (other than an application relating to an energy security situation), the Minister must cause the following persons to be notified of the application: (a) every holder of a general licence; (b) a body or organisation that the Minister considers would be directly affected, or whose members would be directly affected, if the application were granted. (2) If the variation proposed by the application could be accommodated by a voyage to be undertaken under a holder’s general licence, the holder must notify the Minister, in writing, of that fact. (3) Notification must be provided to the Minister within 24 hours of receiving notification of the application.