(1) Within 90 days after receiving a safety case submitted under regulation 2.24, or resubmitted under subregulation 2.26 (3), the Safety Authority must:
(a) notify the operator, in writing, that the Safety Authority has decided:
(i) to accept the safety case; or
(ii) to reject the safety case; or
(iii) to do both of the following:
(A) accept the safety case for 1 or more specified stages in the life of the facility, but not for every stage in the life of the facility, in respect of which the safety case was submitted;
(B) reject the rest of the safety case; or
(iv) to accept the safety case subject to conditions or limitations; or
(b) notify the operator, in writing, that the Safety Authority is unable to make a decision about the safety case within the period of 90 days, and set out a proposed timetable for its consideration of the safety case.
(2) A failure by the Safety Authority to comply with subregulation (1) in relation to a safety case does not affect the validity of a decision by the Safety Authority to accept or reject the safety case.
(3) A notice of a decision under paragraph (1) (a) must include the terms of the decision (including any limitations or conditions) and the reasons for it.