Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017
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453 Time for processing licence application
(1) This regulation applies if the Authority receives an application for a licence that has been made in accordance with these Regulations.
(2) The Authority must give the applicant a written notice stating the Authority's intention to grant, or to propose to refuse to grant, the licence—
(a) subject to regulation 471, in the case of an application for a major hazard facility licence, within 6 months after receiving the application; or
(b) in the case of an application for a high risk work licence, within 45 days after receiving the application; or
(c) in the case of any other application for a licence, within 60 days after receiving the application.
Regulation 454 provides for the suspension of these periods if the Authority requests additional information from the applicant.