Water Environment (Abstractions and Associated Impoundments) Act 2022

Clerical or technical amendment of licence

59. (1) The Agency may amend a licence for the purposes of—

(a) correcting any clerical error therein,

(b) facilitating the doing of any thing pursuant to a condition attached to the licence where the doing of that thing may reasonably be regarded as having been contemplated by the terms of the condition or the terms of the licence taken as a whole but which was not expressly provided for in the condition, or

(c) otherwise facilitating the operation of the licence, where the making of the amendment does not result in the requirements of this Part ceasing to be satisfied.

(2) The Agency shall, where appropriate, consult with the licensee before exercising the power under subsection (1).

(3) The Agency shall, as soon as may be after the exercise of the power under subsection (1), notify particulars of the amendment effected by that exercise to the licensee and the planning authority or person consulted by the Agency in relation to the application for the licence.