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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a Scottish Statutory Instrument: The Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 No. 209
24.—(1) A responsible person or operator may apply to SEPA for a variation of an authorisation granted under regulation 7 or 8.
(2) The provisions of regulations 11, 12, 13, 14, 15(1), 15(6) and 17 apply to an application under paragraph (1) as if it were an application.
(3) Subject to regulation 16, SEPA must either grant or refuse to grant (in whole or in part) an application under paragraph (1), and if it refuses to grant the application it must give its reasons for such refusal.
(4) If SEPA grants an application under paragraph (1), it must serve notice on the applicant specifying—
(a)the variations being made to the authorisation; and
(b)the date on which the variations are to take effect, which must not (unless agreed by the applicant in writing) be less than 3 months from the date on which the notice was served.
(5) SEPA may issue a varied authorisation to the applicant incorporating the variations made under this regulation.
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