A waste management licence is not property. On the dissolution of a company, the licence simply ceased to exist. Nothing remained which was capable of vesting in the Crown in bona vacantia. Such a licence could not be managed or regulated properly by the Environmental Agency.
Citations:
Times 17-Jun-1999, Gazette 27-Jun-1999, Gazette 30-Jun-1999
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Insolvency
Updated: 08 April 2022; Ref: scu.82296