S.L. 549.50 Art. 17Application and permit. S.L. 549.63 S.L. 549.39

(1) No waste facility shall be allowed to operate without a permit granted by the competent authority.

(2) The permit shall contain the elements specified in sub-regulation (3) and shall clearly indicate the category of the waste facility in accordance with the criteria referred to in regulation 6:

Provided that, subject to compliance with all requirements under this regulation, any permit produced pursuant to other Community or Maltese legislation may be combined to form a single permit, where such a format obviates the unnecessary duplication of information and the repetition of work by the operator or competent authority: Provided further that, the details specified in sub-regulation

(3) can be covered by one single permit or several permits, provided that all requirements under this regulation are complied with.

(3) The application for a permit shall contain at least the following details:

(a) the identity of the operator;

(b) the proposed location of the waste facility, including any possible alternative locations;

(c) the waste management plan pursuant to regulation 18; and

(d) any other relevant information requested by the competent authority.

(4) The competent authority may specify the format in which such information is to be made available.

(5) The competent authority shall only grant a permit if it is satisfied that:

(a) the operator complies with the relevant requirements under these regulations;

(b) the management of waste does not conflict directly or otherwise interfere with the implementation of the relevant waste management plan or plans referred to in regulation 4(3) of the Waste Regulations.

(6) The competent authority shall reconsider and, where necessary, update permit conditions periodically:

(a) where there are substantial changes in the operation of the waste facility or the waste deposited;

(b) on the basis of inspections carried out pursuant to regulation 29;

(c) in the light of information exchange on substantial changes in best available techniques.

(7) The competent authority shall make this information available in accordance with the Freedom of Access to Information on the Environment Regulations: Provided that the information contained in a permit granted under these regulations shall be made available to the competent national and Community statistical authorities where requested for statistical purposes:

Provided further that sensitive information of a purely commercial nature, such as information concerning business relations and cost components and the volume of economic mineral reserves, shall not be made public.