78CRenewal of licence to transport trackable waste

78C Renewal of licence to transport trackable waste

78C Renewal of licence to transport trackable waste

(1) The holder of a licence to transport trackable waste may apply in writing to the appropriate regulatory authority for the renewal of the licence.

(2) An application for renewal of a licence to transport trackable waste must:

(a) be made in or to the effect of a form approved by the appropriate regulatory authority, and

(b) contain or be accompanied by such information as is required by the appropriate regulatory authority (as indicated in the form or in material accompanying the form), and

(c) be made within the time period prescribed by the regulations, and

(d) be accompanied by the fee prescribed by the regulations.

(3) The appropriate regulatory authority may renew a licence to transport trackable waste for a period specified in the licence, being a period not longer than 5 years.

(4) The appropriate regulatory authority must not refuse an application for renewal unless before doing so:

(a) it has given notice to the applicant that it intends to do so, and

(b) it has specified in that notice the reasons for its intention to do so, and

(c) it has given the applicant a reasonable opportunity to make submissions in relation to the matter, and

(d) it has taken into consideration any such submissions by the applicant.

Note—

Section 287 enables appeals to be made in connection with licence applications within a specified period after the person is given notice of the decision concerned. The section provides that the person may appeal if the licence application is not granted within 60 days, and for the purposes of the appeal the licence application is taken to have been refused.