59Application for acceptance of safety case or revised safety case made before 1 January 2005

59 Application for acceptance of safety case or revised safety case made before 1 January 2005

(1) If an application for acceptance of a safety case or a revised safety case was made to a Designated Authority before 1 January 2005, the Safety Authority must:

(a) continue the process of considering the application; and

(b) give the operator a reasonable opportunity to modify the safety case to meet any new requirements relating to the amendments of the Act and these Regulations that take effect on or after 1 January 2005.

(2) The time limits for:

(a) the consideration of the application for acceptance of the safety case in regulation 31; and

(b) the power to seek further information in regulation 29;

commence on 1 January 2005 as if the application were lodged on that date.

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