sec.246Requirements for amalgamation application

### sec.246 Requirements for amalgamation application An amalgamation application must— be made in the approved form; and state whether the application is for— an amalgamated corporate authority; or an amalgamated local government authority; or an amalgamated project authority; and be supported by enough information to allow the administering authority to decide the application; and if PRC plans relating to the environmentally relevant activities for the environmental authorities will require amalgamation if the application is approved—be accompanied by a proposed amalgamated PRC plan for the activities; and if the application is for an amalgamated corporate authority—be accompanied by an application under section 316L to change the anniversary day for each of the existing environmental authorities to a new day that is the same for all of the authorities; and if the application is for an amalgamated local government authority or amalgamated project authority and the highest annual fee is the same for 2 or more of the existing environmental authorities—nominate the anniversary day for 1 of the authorities with the highest annual fee as the anniversary day for the amalgamated environmental authority; and be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation. s 246 prev s 246 ins 1996 No. 10 s 27 exp 1 March 1997 (see s 252) pres s 246 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6 amd 2005 No. 53 s 60 ; 2008 No. 52 s 25 sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8 amd 2018 No. 30 s 154 ; 2020 No. 26 s 45 - (a) be made in the approved form; and - (b) state whether the application is for— (i) an amalgamated corporate authority; or (ii) an amalgamated local government authority; or (iii) an amalgamated project authority; and - (i) an amalgamated corporate authority; or - (ii) an amalgamated local government authority; or - (iii) an amalgamated project authority; and - (c) be supported by enough information to allow the administering authority to decide the application; and - (d) if PRC plans relating to the environmentally relevant activities for the environmental authorities will require amalgamation if the application is approved—be accompanied by a proposed amalgamated PRC plan for the activities; and - (e) if the application is for an amalgamated corporate authority—be accompanied by an application under section 316L to change the anniversary day for each of the existing environmental authorities to a new day that is the same for all of the authorities; and - (f) if the application is for an amalgamated local government authority or amalgamated project authority and the highest annual fee is the same for 2 or more of the existing environmental authorities—nominate the anniversary day for 1 of the authorities with the highest annual fee as the anniversary day for the amalgamated environmental authority; and - (g) be accompanied by the fee prescribed by regulation. - (i) an amalgamated corporate authority; or - (ii) an amalgamated local government authority; or - (iii) an amalgamated project authority; and