Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
42GEffect of decision to grant licence in relation to existing authorisations
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42G Effect of decision to grant licence in relation to existing authorisations
(1) [Section 42G Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 32, Applied:28 Oct 2020] Subsection (2) applies in relation to a permit, if –
(a) [Section 42G Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 32, Applied:28 Oct 2020] immediately before the day on which this section commences, a person is carrying out an EL activity under the permit; and
(b) an environmental licence is issued in relation to the EL activity.
(2) [Section 42G Subsection (2) amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 32, Applied:28 Oct 2020] If this subsection applies in relation to a permit –
(a) [Section 42G Subsection (2) amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 32, Applied:28 Oct 2020] a condition or restriction, imposed on the permit by virtue of a direction under section 25(5) of this Act, as in force before the day on which this section commences, is void on and from the day on which an environmental licence is issued in relation to the activity; and
(b) any –
(i) [Section 42G Subsection (2) amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 32, Applied:28 Oct 2020] condition or restriction of the permit that is included by a variation to the permit specified in any environment protection notice issued under section 44(1)(d) or section 44(2)(d) ; and
(ii) [Section 42G Subsection (2) amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 32, Applied:28 Oct 2020] other variation, to a condition or restriction of the permit, that is specified in any environment protection notice issued under section 44(1)(d) or section 44(2)(d) –
is void on and from the day on which an environmental licence is issued in relation to the activity; and