39Notice of decision on revised safety case

39 Notice of decision on revised safety case

(1) Within 30 days after receiving a revised safety case, or a revised part of a safety case, the Safety Authority must:

(a) notify the operator, in writing, that the Safety Authority has decided to:

(i) accept the revised safety case; or

(ii) reject the revised safety case; or

(iii) accept the revised safety case for 1 or more stages in the life of the facility, in respect of which the revised safety case was submitted, but not for every stage in the life of the facility; or

(iv) accept the revised safety case subject to conditions or limitations; or

(b) notify the operator, in writing, that the Safety Authority is unable to make a decision about the revised safety case within the period of 30 days, and set out a proposed timetable for its consideration of the revised safety case.

(2) A failure by the Safety Authority to comply with subsection (1) in relation to a revised safety case does not affect the validity of a decision by the Safety Authority to accept or reject the revision.