S.L. 643.2 Art. 7Changesrelatingto installations.

(1) The operator of an installation for which a greenhouse gas emissions permit has been issued shall notify the Authority of:

(a) any changes planned in the nature or functioning of the installation; or

(b) any extension or reduction of the capacity of the installation; or

(c) in the case of a permit covering more than one installation on the same site operated by the same operator, any instance where one or more installations cease carrying out all of the activities listed in Schedule 1 covered by the permit but the operator continues to carry out at least one activity in one installation under that permit:

Provided that any such notification must be made in writing at least one hundred and twenty days prior to such change in the nature or functioning of the installation, or extension or reduction of capacity of the installation, or the one or more installations ceasing carrying out of activities listed in Schedule 1, effectively taking place. S.L.643.02 INSTALLATIONS

(2) The Authority shall, where appropriate, update the greenhouse gas emissions permit accordingly, within a period of ninety days from the date on which the Authority receives a notification pursuant to sub-regulation (1), unless otherwise agreed in writing between the operator and the Authority.

(3) Where there is a change in the name of the operator of an installation, the Authority shall update the permit to include the name and address of the new operator:

Provided that the Authority shall be notified by the operator, in writing, of the change in the name of the operator of the installation at least sixty days before such a change is effectively to take place.

(4) An operator that allows the coming into effect of changes listed under sub-regulation (1) without notifying the Authority of such changes in accordance with this regulation shall be liable to the imposition of an administrative fine of five thousand euro (€5,000).

(5) Where a change in the name of the operator of an installation comes into effect without such a change having been notified to the Authority in accordance with sub-regulation (3), the operator of the installation shall be liable to the imposition of an administrative fine of one thousand euro (€1,000).

(6) The Authority shall notify the national registry administrator of any changes made to a permit pursuant to this regulation. The national registry administrator shall ensure that any changes required are made to the account or accounts relating to the installation or installations for which the changes to the permit relate, so as to reflect such changes.