Procedure on refusal or cancellation of a licence

(1) The Department shall, in writing, notify an applicant or licence, if the Chief Environmental Officer– (a) refuses to grant a licence; or (b) cancels a licence. (2) A notice under subregulation (1) shall– (a) state the reason for the refusal or cancellation; and 194 Environmental Protection (b) allow the applicant or licensee a period of twenty-one days to respond in writing to any of the grounds for refusal or cancellation. (3) Within twenty-one days of the receipt of a response under subregulation 2(b), the Chief Environmental Officer shall, in writing, notify the applicant or licensee of his decision to– (a) grant a new licence; (b) revoke the cancellation of an existing licence; or (c) refuse to grant the licence. (4) Where the applicant or licensee, as the case may be, disagrees with the decision of the Chief Environmental Officer, the applicant or licensee may apply to the court for judicial review, within twenty-one days of the decision of the Chief Environmental Officer. Schedule VI.