The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 11 WASTE INCINERATION

Application

1.  This Schedule applies in relation to any waste incineration plant or waste co-incineration plant to which Chapter IV of the IED applies, which incinerates or co-incinerates solid or liquid waste.

Interpretation

2.  When interpreting Chapter IV and Annex VI of the IED for the purposes of this Schedule—

(a) “residue” shall mean any liquid or solid waste which is generated by a waste incineration plant or waste co-incineration plant;

(b) the chief inspector is the competent authority; and

(c) sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph 2.1 of Part 6 of Annex VI shall be read as if the words “dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls and poly-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons” appeared after the word “furans”.

Exercise of relevant functions

3.—(1) The chief inspector must exercise his functions under regulation 7 so as to ensure compliance with the following provisions of Chapter IV of the IED—

(a) Article 42 (scope);

(b) Article 45(1) to (2) and (4) (permit conditions);

(c) Article 46 (control of emissions);

(d) Article 47 (breakdown);

(e) Article 48(1) to (4) (monitoring of emissions), which shall be read as if the words “Member States” were replaced by “the chief inspector”;

(f) Article 49 (compliance with emission limit values);

(g) Article 50 (operating conditions);

(h) Article 51(1) to (3) (authorisation to change operating conditions) but ignore the words “Member States may lay down rules governing these authorisations” in Article 51(1);

(i) Article 52 (delivery and reception of waste);

(j) Article 53 (residues);

(k) Article 54 (substantial change);

(l) Article 55 (reporting and public information on waste incineration plants and waste co-incineration plants); and

(m) Article 82(5) and (6) (transitional provisions).

(2) The chief inspector shall ensure that a permit which authorises the incineration or co-incineration of waste with energy recovery shall contain conditions ensuring that the recovery of energy shall take place with a high level of energy efficiency.

(3) The chief inspector shall ensure that a permit which authorises the operation of a waste incineration installation shall contain such conditions as the chief inspector considers necessary to give effect to Article 14 of Directive 2006/66/EC(1) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators.

(1)

O.J. No. L266, 26.9.2006, p.1