S.L. 549.172 Art. 6Conditions and requirements in a permit.

(1) In the granting or partial granting of a permit, the

Authority shall include any condition, approved specification and, or limitation as it deems appropriate.

(2) The Authority may also include pre-requisites for the execution of the permit, including pre-operational requirements, financial or other guarantees, environmental legal obligations or otherwise, rectification of existing infringements, settlement of outstanding fines and, or other requirements as it deems appropriate. If the applicant fails to fulfil such pre-requisites within the period specified in the Authority’s decision or, in the absence of any such stipulated period, within six (6) months from the date of such decision, APPLICATIONS AND THEIR DETERMINATION)

the decision shall be dismissed without the requirement for ipso facto any action by the Authority.

(3) The Authority may include conditions relating to rehabilitation, restoration, after-use, monitoring, remedial action and, or compensatory action, to be carried out before, during or after the cessation of an activity, intervention or operation covered by a permit. In such instances:

(a) the permit holder shall not be exonerated from such conditions after the permit has expired; and

(b) any guarantee in favour of the Authority related to a permit shall not be released until the Authority is satisfied that the conditions of the permit have been duly complied with and that the actions requested by the Authority have been duly undertaken to prevent, mitigate or offset the adverse impact of the activity, intervention or operation covered by a permit.