184Amendment or revocation of better environment plans and removal of participants

184 Amendment or revocation of better environment plans and removal of participants (1) A participant in a better environment plan may apply to the Authority for the amendment of the better environment plan. (2) On receiving an application under subsection (1), the Authority may— (a) refuse to amend the better environment plan; or (b) amend the plan subject to any conditions that the Authority considers appropriate. (3) If the amendment proposed in an application under subsection (1) affects any action or responsibility that a participant must undertake under a better environment plan, the Authority may amend the plan only if that participant consents to the amendment in writing. (4) The Authority on its own motion may amend or revoke a better environment plan or remove a participant from a better environment plan if— (a) the Authority becomes aware of any circumstances that materially affect— (i) any objective of the plan; or (ii) the capacity of any participant to comply with the plan; or (b) the submission of the proposed plan contained false or misleading information; or (c) a participant in the plan withdraws from the plan under section 185; or (d) the Authority reasonably considers that the implementation of the plan is failing to deliver any objective of the plan. (5) Within 5 business days after amending or revoking a better environment plan or removing a participant from a better environment plan under this section, the Authority must notify in writing each participant in the plan of that amendment, revocation or removal. (6) The amendment or revocation of a better environment plan or the removal of a participant from a better environment plan under this section takes effect on the day specified in the notice under subsection (5) of the amendment, revocation or removal, which must not be fewer than 5 business days after the amendment, revocation or removal is made. S. 185 inserted by No. 39/2018 s. 7 (as amended by Nos 27/2019 ss 12−30, 3/2020 ss 42–44, 47/2020 s. 26).