Environment Protection Act (Cap. 549), article 60

60. (1) Any application or authorisation shall not be processed or granted unless the applican t or his predecessor in title wou ld have paid such fines, or civil debts to the Authority, or made such other payments as may be due on the site or operation subject t o the application. (2) In its determination upon an application the Authority shall apply such plans, policies and regulations issued under this Ac t as it may deem relevan t and appropriate. (3) In its determination upon an application the Authority shall also have regard to any other material consideration which the Authority may deem relevant. (4) The Authority shall have power to grant, partially grant, or to refuse an authorisation, and in granting or partially granti ng such an authorisation the Authority shall be entitled to impose such terms, conditions, limitations and approved specifications whic h it may deem appropriate: 44 [CAP. 549. ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION Provided that upon a refusal, the Authority shall give specific reasons fo r such refusal. (5) The Authority shall have the power to carry out inspections, in connection with the permit ap plication process or any ancill ary assessment or monitoring, for all authorisation types, includin g inspections preceding submissi on, during the processing of applications and after the decision-taking. (6) An authorisation shall be granted for a limited period provided that the Authority may, on the application of the pers on holding the authorisation, extend the said authorisation to suc h further period or periods as it may consider reasonable. (7) In granting or partially granting an authorisation, the Authority may require the activity to be completed within a specified period of time as it may establish provided that the Authority shall state the reasons justifyi ng such requirement. Decisions to be taken without delay.