Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances

(a) any significant increase in the quantity, or a significant change in the
nature or physical form, of a dangerous substance present, as indicated in the
notification provided pursuant to paragraph (1), or any significant change in
the processes employing it,
(b) modification of an establishment or an installation which could have
significant repercussions on major accident hazards, or
(c) permanent closure of the installation.
(6) Obligations referred to in paragraphs (1) to (5) shall not include a
requirement to send a notification regarding information which has been included in a
safety report already submitted to the Central Competent Authority.
(7) An operator shall as soon as practicable after the commencement of these
Regulations or after these Regulations first apply to the establishment in question, but
in any event not later than 3 months after the later of those dates, submit in writing to
the planning authority in whose functional area the establishment is situated and to
any other planning authority whose functional area may be affected by a major
accident at the establishment-
(a) confirmation that the establishment is subject to these Regulations, and
(b) the details outlined in paragraphs (a), (d), (e) (g) and (i) of Schedule 3.
(8) Notwithstanding paragraph (7), where an operator has submitted such
confirmation and such details pursuant to Regulation 11 of the 2000 Regulations it
shall be sufficient compliance with paragraph (7) if that operator submits any
amendments of the relevant details necessary for compliance with these Regulations
within one month of the commencement of these Regulations.
21