The Industrial Pollution Control (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Section 3.4 Other mineral Processes

Part A Nil

Part B

Any of the following processes except where—

(i) the process falls within a description in another section of this schedule;

(ii) the process is related to and carried on as part of another process falling within a description in Part A in any section of this schedule; or

(iii) the operation of the process is unlikely to result in the release into the air of particulate matter—

(a) the grading, screening, crushing, grinding or other size reduction (other than the cutting of stone) of any designated mineral or mineral product other than sand;

(b) the heating of any designated mineral or mineral product.

In this paragraph “designated mineral or mineral product” means—

(i) clay, sand, lignite and any other naturally occurring mineral other than coal;

(ii) metallurgical slag;

(iii) boiler or furnace ash produced from the burning of coal, lignite, coke or any other coal product;

(iv) gypsum which is a by-product of any process.

Part C

(a)

Any of the following processes unless carried on at an exempt location or as part of a process falling within another description in this Schedule—

(i)

crushing, grinding or otherwise breaking up coal or coke or any other coal product;

(ii)

screening, grading or mixing coal, or coke or any other coal product;

(iii)

loading or unloading petroleum coke, coal, coke or any other coal product except unloading on retail sale. In this paragraph—

• “exempt location” means—

  (i)

  any premises used for the sale of petroleum coke, coal, coke or any coal product where the throughput of such substances at those premises in any 12 month period is in aggregate likely to be less than 10,000 tonnes, or

  (ii)

  any premises to which petroleum coke, coal, coke or any coal product is supplied only for use there.

• “retail sale” means sale to the final consumer.

  (b)

  The crushing, grinding or other size reduction with machinery designed for that purpose of bricks, tiles or concrete.

  (c)

  Screening the product of any such process as is described in paragraph (b).

  (d)

  Loading, unloading or storing pulverised fuel ash in bulk prior to further transportation in bulk unless carried on as part of or in relation to a process falling within another description in this Schedule.

Nothing in this Section applies to any process carried on underground.