sec.312Application to amend or discharge financial assurance

### sec.312 Application to amend or discharge financial assurance The holder of an environmental authority for which financial assurance has been given may apply to the administering authority to— amend the amount (by decreasing or increasing the amount) or form of the financial assurance; or discharge the financial assurance. The application must— be in the approved form; and state whether the application relates to— amending the amount or form of financial assurance; or discharging the financial assurance; and if the application relates to amending the amount or form of financial assurance—include details of the proposed amendment; and include the information the administering authority considers necessary to decide the application. s 312 prev s 312 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6 sub 2002 No. 45 s 12 amd 2003 No. 95 s 3 sch om 2004 No. 48 s 112 pres s 312 ins 2009 No. 3 s 460 sub 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8 ; 2018 No. 30 s 173 amd 2024 No. 30 s 61 sch 1 (sec.312-ssec.1) The holder of an environmental authority for which financial assurance has been given may apply to the administering authority to— amend the amount (by decreasing or increasing the amount) or form of the financial assurance; or discharge the financial assurance. (sec.312-ssec.2) The application must— be in the approved form; and state whether the application relates to— amending the amount or form of financial assurance; or discharging the financial assurance; and if the application relates to amending the amount or form of financial assurance—include details of the proposed amendment; and include the information the administering authority considers necessary to decide the application. - (a) amend the amount (by decreasing or increasing the amount) or form of the financial assurance; or - (b) discharge the financial assurance. - (a) be in the approved form; and - (b) state whether the application relates to— (i) amending the amount or form of financial assurance; or (ii) discharging the financial assurance; and - (i) amending the amount or form of financial assurance; or - (ii) discharging the financial assurance; and - (c) if the application relates to amending the amount or form of financial assurance—include details of the proposed amendment; and - (d) include the information the administering authority considers necessary to decide the application. - (i) amending the amount or form of financial assurance; or - (ii) discharging the financial assurance; and