1988 Ed.]
Water Pollution Control (General) Regulations
[CAP. 358
D9
[Subsidiary]
Late applications for renewal
10. (1) Notwithstanding regulation 8(2), if an application for renewal of a licence is received by the Authority less than 60 days before the date of expiry of the licence, the Authority shall nevertheless entertain the application, but the licence shall cease to be in force from the date of its expiry unless and until it is renewed by the Authority or by an Appeal Board.
(2) An application for renewal of a licence received by the Authority after the date of expiry of the licence shall not be entertained by the Authority.
Notice of objection to the grant of a licence
11. If a person wishes to object to the grant of a licence, the renewal of a licence, the variation of a licence or the variation of an exemption, application for which has been the subject of a statutory public notice, he shall give notice of such objection to the Authority in writing by registered post within the time specified in section 19(4) of the Ordinance.
Contents of notice of objection
12. (1) A notice of objection under regulation 11 shall include the full name and postal address of the person making the objection and shall be signed by that person or by some individual authorized to sign on behalf of that person.
(2) A notice of objection shall set out the reasons for the objection with sufficient particularity to enable the Authority to determine-
(a) whether the granting of the application would tend to inhibit the attainment or maintenance of the relevant water quality objective; and
(b) whether he should hold a hearing under section 41 of the Ordinance before deciding whether to grant the application.
Registration of notifications of existing discharges or deposits
13. (1) The register shall contain the following particulars of every existing discharge or deposit from industrial premises or from a domestic sewage treatment plant of which notice is given to the Authority under section 14 of the Ordinance-
(a) the date on which the Authority received notification of the discharge or deposit;
(b) the name of the notifier;
(c) the location of the premises or plant;
(d) the name of the industrial enterprise or of the manager of the plant, if different from the notifier; (e) the code number assigned by the Authority to the notification.20375/90
LN375/60