S.L. 549.172 Art. 14Suspension and reactivation of applications.

(1) The processing of an application may be suspended upon the request of the applicant, for not more than two (2)

calendar years in aggregate, which shall start to run on the date of the respective written communication. The request shall be subject to the Authority’s approval, which may be granted, partially granted or dismissed.

(2) The applicant may reactivate the application at any time by withdrawing his request for suspension in writing. In the absence of such reactivation, the application shall be dismissed ipso facto upon the expiry of the suspension period established in sub-regulation (1) and no further processing by the Authority shall be required.

(3) The processing of an application may be suspended by the Authority, for the following reasons: inter alia

(a) if in the Authority’s opinion, the proposal or the situation on site, or both, have been modified or updated in a substantial manner such that the details currently being assessed are superseded, outdated, insufficient or no longer reflecting the actual situation; or

(b) if any material flaw, malpractice or distortion is discovered with regard to the already-initiated processing or the actual situation on site, or both.

(4) At any stage following the suspension in accordance with sub-regulation (3), the Authority may, as it deems most appropriate, while taking into account the factors that led to the suspension:

(a) reactivate the processing, subject to any required clarifications, updates or corrections;

(b) direct that the process be resumed at an earlier stage;

(c) proceed to a decision with the available APPLICATIONS AND THEIR DETERMINATION)

information; or

(d) dismiss the application.