Section 7: Decision of Authority
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7. Decision of Authority
(1) (a) The Authority shall, after considering the merits of an application
and any objections to it, grant or reject it.
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(b) The decision shall be communicated in writing, within 21 days of
it being made, to the applicant and to any objector and shall specify the operations which the applicant will be allowed to carry on and the conditions
subject to which the ground water licence may be issued.
(2) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), where the application is granted, a
ground water licence shall be issued to the applicant on payment of the prescribed fee.
(b) An applicant who has benefited from an exemption under section 5 (4) shall, where his application for a ground water licence is granted,
be issued with a licence free of charge.