S.L. 549.172 Art. 24Cessation of permit.

(1) A permit holder may submit an application to the

Authority for cessation of an operation, activity or intervention covered by a permit.

(2) An application for cessation shall not be accepted by the Authority until such time that all the studies, reports and submissions required by the Authority are submitted to the satisfaction of the Authority.

(3) Prior to the cessation of a permit, the Authority shall verify that the permit holder is compliant with the conditions and approved specifications in the permit, particularly but not limited to any decommissioning, closure, cessation, dismantling, and remediation obligations as may be relevant. The permit holder shall retain all the responsibilities for the operations, interventions and activities until the Authority officially approves the cessation of the permit in writing.

(4) Without prejudice to regulation 6(3), any guarantee in favour of the Authority shall not be released until the Authority approves the request for cessation.

(5) Regulations 9(3), 13 and 15(2) shall not be applicable to cessation of permits.