The Secretary may waive or vary particular provisions of this chapter to the extent that the waiver is not inconsistent with the Act if:

1. A. Conformance to the requirement of any federal, State, or local program necessitates waiver or variance of a regulation; or
2. B. In the determination of the Secretary, the application of a regulation in a specific case or in an emergency situation would be inequitable or contrary to the purposes of the Act.

Authority: Economic Development Article, Title 6, Subtitle 3, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: June 15, 1998 (25:12 Md. R. 949)

Regulation .04B amended effective March 6, 2000 (27:4 Md. R. 455); April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 686)

Regulation .06 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2285)

Regulation .11 amended effective December 25, 2000 (27:25 Md. R. 2285)

Regulation .11D amended effective April 11, 2005 (32:7 Md. R. 686)

Regulation .13 repealed effective November 12, 2001 (28:22 Md. R. 1937)