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

1. A. Conformance to this 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, §§2-108 and 5-1401—5-1407; Tax-General Article, §10-702;
Tax Property Article, §9-103.1; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 30, 2015 (42:6 Md. R. 514)

Regulation .12 amended effective March 12, 2018 (45:5 Md. R. 288)