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(ii) an application for approval under section 18; (ii) an application for a licence under section 19; (iv) an application for a renewal of a licence under section 23; (v) an application for a variation of a licence under section 28: (c) the period within which a licensee shall make an application for a renewal of the licence, and the circumstances in which a licence may continue in force pending the determination of gay such application:

(d) the particulars to be entered in the register;

(e) the particulars to be contained in a notice referred to in

section 19(3)&K

(A) the manner in which objections shall be made under section

1964)(b);

(g) the manner of determining the amount of compensation payable under sections 25 and 26, the factors to be taken into account or disregarded and the principles to be applied in determinjog that amount,

(8) the forms to be used and the procedure to be followed for the

purpose of appeals under Part VI:

(i) fces and charges which may be imposed by an Authority or the

Secretary-

(1) on persons who are making discharges or deposits which are exempt under section 15 or for which a licence is in force, or on any class or description of such persons or in respect of such discharges or deposits or any class or description thereof, includ- ing charges for the reception, treatment and disposal of matter discharged pursuant to a licence for the purposes of section 9; (i) persons making any application referred to ja pan- graph (b);

O matters about which information may be obtained under

section 35(1)

(A) the manner in which notices required or authorized by this Ordinance may be given or sent to the person to whom they are addressed;

( the inclusion of a lake, pool or poud or any description of lake, pool or pond within the definition of "inland waters" in section 2 as provided for in paragraph (a) of that dednition;

(m) prescribing anything (including any fee) which is to be or may

be prescribed by regulations;

(~) generally for the better carrying out of the provisions and

purposes of this Ordinance.

(2) Regulations made under subsection (1)(a) may delegate to the Authority the power to determine in any particular case the method of making any calculation for the purposes of section 16(1)(b).

(3) Regulations made under this section may provide that a contraven- tion of specified provisions thereof or of specified conditions of an exemption "conferred by section 15 or of specified conditions of a licence shall be an offence and may provide penalties therefor not exceeding a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for 6 months.

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47. (1) Subject to this section, this Ordinance shall bind the Crowd. Application

of Ordinanc

(2) Sections 8 and 9 shall not have effect to permit proceedings to be to Chowm. taken against, or to impose any criminal liability on, the Crown or on any person who makes any discharge or deposit which he is required to make in the course of carrying out his duties in the service of the Crown.

(3) If it appears to an Authority that any discharge or deposit is being, or has beea, made in contravention of section 801) or 9(1) by any person in the course of carrying out his duties in the service of the Crown, he shall, if the contravention is not forthwith terminated to the satisfaction of the Authority, report the matter to the Chief Secretary.

(4) On receipt of a report under subsection (3) the Chief Secretary sball inquire into the circumstances and, if his inquiry shows that a contravention of section 8(1) or 9(1) is continuing or likely to recur, he shall ensure that the best practicable steps are taken to terminate the contravention or avoid the recurrence.

(5) Any notice or application under this Ordinance concerning a discharge or deposit which is to be, or may be, given or made by or on behalf of the Crown may be given or made by any public officer on behalf of the Crown.

(6) Any notice under this Ordinance concerning a discharge or deposit which is to be, or may be, given by the Authority to the Crown shall be given to the principal officer of the Government Department which appears to the Authority to be responsible for the discharge or deposit or. in the event of any question arising as to which Department is responsible, to such publje officer as the Chief Secretary shall determine. (7) No compensation shall be payable under section 25 in respect of any discharge or deposit made by or on behalf of the Crown.

(8) No fee or charge prescribed for the purposes of this Ordinance shall be payable by the Crowo.

Advisory

48. If any question arises as to who are the body of persons for Encontrola the time being constituting the Environmental Protection Advisory Com Preston milles mentioned in sections 3, 5 and 46, the matter shall be referred Cammlure, to the Chief Secretary who shall determine the question by certificate under his haud.

49. (1) No exemption which arises for the purposes of this Ordinance Ordinanc by operation of section 15 and no licence shall be construed as a dis- not to affect pensation from the requirements of any other Ordinance except where or be affected that other Ordinance so provides.

(2) Without limiting section 8(3), the giving, granting or making of any direction, licence, permit, consent, approval or other requirement or suthority under any other Ordinance shall not be taken to authorize Any act or omission which contravenes section 8(1) or 9(1)

by other

Ordinances.

50. The enactments specified in the Third Schedule are amended in Comarquendel the manner specified thercia.

S.

1 hird

Schedule.

51. Upon section 8(14) or RJ) becoming applicable to a discharge Deapplication or deposit pursuant to section 7 the enactments mentioned in the first of certai columo of the Fourth Schedule shall have effect in relation to that dis- MISTIS. charge or deposit as if they were amended in the manner specified in Fourth the second colume of that Schedule.

Schedule.

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