The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012

[F1 Monitoring S

6.— (1) The operator of a medium combustion plant must—

(a) where the plant is using more than one fuel type, monitor emissions—

(i) while the fuel or fuel mix likely to result in the highest level of emissions is being fired, and

(ii) during a period which is representative of normal operating conditions,

(b) keep a record of, and process, all monitoring results in such a way as to enable verification of compliance with the applicable emission limit values,

(c) keep a record of, or information proving, the effective continuous operation of secondary abatement equipment in use at the plant,

(d) keep the following:—

(i) the permit and, if relevant, variations and related information,

(ii) the monitoring results and information referred to in sub-paragraphs (b) and (c),

(iii) a record of the plant’s operating hours if applicable for the purposes of paragraph 1(3) or 2(2),

(iii) a record of the type and quantities of fuel used in the plant,

(iv) a record of any breakdown or malfunction of secondary abatement equipment,

(v) a record of a breach of an emission limit value, and the measures taken by the operator to restore compliance,

(e) keep the information referred to in head (d)(ii) to (v) for a period of at least 6 years.

(2) The operator of a medium combustion plant must either—

(a) measure emissions at least every three years; or

(b) measure emissions continuously.

(3) But where sub-paragraph (4) applies, the operator must measure emissions at the most frequent of—

(a) after the elapse of three times the maximum permitted average annual operating hours,

(b) every five years.

(4) This paragraph applies to a medium combustion plant which is—

(a) exempted from the requirements of paragraph 1(1) and (2) by paragraph 1(3), or

(b) exempted from the requirements of paragraph 2(1) by paragraph 2(2).

(5) The operator of a medium combustion plant is only required to measure emissions of—

(a) pollutants for which an emission limit value is included in the operator’s permit by virtue of this schedule, and

(b) carbon monoxide.

(6) The operator of a medium combustion plant must take the first measurement of emissions by the later of the date falling 4 months after—

(a) the grant of the permit,

(b) the date of the start of operation of the plant.

(7) As an alternative to the requirements of sub-paragraphs (2), (3) and (5)(a), the operator of a medium combustion plant may use other procedures which have been verified and approved by SEPA to determine SO₂ emissions from the plant.

(8) Where an operator is required to measure emissions continuously—

(a) the measuring systems must be subject to checking by means of parallel measurements with the reference methods at least annually, and

(b) the operator must provide the results of the check to SEPA.

(9) Measurements must be taken when—

(a) the plant is operating under stable conditions at a representative even load, and

(b) the plant is not starting-up or shutting down.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1B inserted (19.12.2017) by The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 (S.S.I. 2017/446), reg. 1(1), sch.