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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.275Steps after deciding surrender application
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### sec.275 Steps after deciding surrender application
The administering authority must, within 10 business days after deciding a surrender application—
if the decision is to approve the surrender—
record, in the relevant register, the surrender and, if there is a post-surrender management report for land the subject of the application, the existence of the report; and
give the applicant—
written notice of the decision; and
an information notice about any decision under section 271 for the application; and
give written notice of the decision to the scheme manager; and
if there is a post-surrender management report for land the subject of the application—give written notice of the existence of the report to each owner or occupier of the land; or
if the decision is to refuse the surrender—give the applicant an information notice about the decision.
s 275 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8
amd 2018 No. 30 s 168 ; 2020 No. 26 s 60
- (a) if the decision is to approve the surrender— (i) record, in the relevant register, the surrender and, if there is a post-surrender management report for land the subject of the application, the existence of the report; and (ii) give the applicant— (A) written notice of the decision; and (B) an information notice about any decision under section 271 for the application; and (iii) give written notice of the decision to the scheme manager; and (iv) if there is a post-surrender management report for land the subject of the application—give written notice of the existence of the report to each owner or occupier of the land; or
- (i) record, in the relevant register, the surrender and, if there is a post-surrender management report for land the subject of the application, the existence of the report; and
- (ii) give the applicant— (A) written notice of the decision; and (B) an information notice about any decision under section 271 for the application; and
- (A) written notice of the decision; and
- (B) an information notice about any decision under section 271 for the application; and
- (iii) give written notice of the decision to the scheme manager; and
- (iv) if there is a post-surrender management report for land the subject of the application—give written notice of the existence of the report to each owner or occupier of the land; or
- (b) if the decision is to refuse the surrender—give the applicant an information notice about the decision.
- (i) record, in the relevant register, the surrender and, if there is a post-surrender management report for land the subject of the application, the existence of the report; and
- (ii) give the applicant— (A) written notice of the decision; and (B) an information notice about any decision under section 271 for the application; and
- (A) written notice of the decision; and
- (B) an information notice about any decision under section 271 for the application; and
- (iii) give written notice of the decision to the scheme manager; and
- (iv) if there is a post-surrender management report for land the subject of the application—give written notice of the existence of the report to each owner or occupier of the land; or
- (A) written notice of the decision; and
- (B) an information notice about any decision under section 271 for the application; and