Why is an Environmental Protection Licence may be cancelled/suspended?

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• An EPL may be suspended / cancelled under the following circumstances.

• Violation of any terms, standards and conditions of a licence

• Since issue of the licence the receiving environment has been altered or changed due to natural factors or otherwise.

• Where the continued discharge, deposit or emission of waste into the environment under the authority of the licence will or could affect any beneficial use of the environment adversely.

How to Renew an EPL?

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• The EPL has to be renewed

• Before three months prior to the date of expiry of the EPL

• Before one month effecting any changes, alterations or extensions to the activity.

• EPL Renewal application forms shall be obtained from the CEA head office,Provincial /District offices. It could be down loaded from the CEA web site www.cea.lk

Whether inspection fee has to be paid when renewing the EPL?

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Inspection fee has to be paid only when applying for the first EPL. Therefore it is not necessary pay the inspection fee for the EPL renewal. However if the applicant fails to submit the renewal application on time, he/she has to submit a fresh EPL application again instead of the EPL-Renewal application. In this circumstance he/she has to pay the inspection fee also

When shall be the Environmental Protection Licence fee paid?

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When the decision of issuing EPL is made by the authorized officer applicable conditions to the EPL will be prepared and submitted to the Legal Division for legal approval. Once the approval of the legal division is granted a written request will be made to the applicant for the payment of EPL fee. Once the licence fee paid the Environmental Protection Licence will be issued with the signature of the authorized signatory.