38Acknowledgment and notification

38 Acknowledgment and notification

(1) Within 3 working days after receiving an application to vary a special permit, the Minister must give the applicant written acknowledgment of the receipt. (2) Within 5 working days after receiving the application, the Minister must: (a) for a proposed variation of a special export permit—give written notice of the receipt and full details of the proposed variation to: (i) the competent authority of the importing country for the permit; and (ii) the competent authority of each transit country (if any) for the waste to which the application relates; or (b) for a proposed variation of a special import permit—give the competent authority of the exporting country written notice of the receipt; or (c) for a proposed variation of a special transit permit—give the competent authority of the OECD country from which the hazardous waste concerned is to be exported, written notice of the receipt.