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Natural Environment Bill

Natural resource permits - Consideration of application and decision

154: Application of this subpart

You could also call this:

"How the rules apply when someone asks for a natural resource permit"

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This part of the proposed Natural Environment Bill explains what happens when someone applies for a natural resource permit. You need to know that a permit authority considers the application. The authority looks at certain matters when deciding about the permit.

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153: Hearing of natural resource permit application, or

"What happens when you apply for a permit to use natural resources"

155: Matters that permit authority must disregard, or

"Things the permit authority must ignore when deciding your natural resource permit"

Part 4Natural resource permits
Consideration of application and decision

154Application of this subpart

This subpart sets out the matters that apply to the consideration by a permit authority of a natural resource permit application.