(1) Once a cooling tower system starts operation (whether initially, or after being recommissioned), then, for the purposes of this Division, the cooling tower system remains in operation until—
(a) it is decommissioned or removed; and
(b) the Secretary has been notified in accordance with section 88 that it has been decommissioned or removed.
(2) For the purposes of this Division, a cooling tower system is in operation even if the only purpose for which it is in operation is to enable the conducting of tests associated with the installation or commissioning or re-commissioning of the cooling tower system.