Citation and commencement

1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Industrial Pollution Control (Prescribed Processes and Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 28th March 2003.

Interpretation

2.

In these Regulations –

“the Order” means the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997; and

“the principal Regulations” means the Industrial Pollution Control (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19982;
“the amending Regulations” means the Industrial Pollution Control (Prescribed Processes and Substances) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19983.

Amendment to the principal Regulations

3.

The principal Regulations shall be amended in accordance with regulations 4 and 5.

4.

In Schedule 1, Chapter 1, Section 1.4 (Petroleum processes), in Part A(a) after “(iv) if related to another process in this paragraph, any associated gas or condensate” there shall be inserted –

“(v)

emulsified hydrocarbons intended for use as a fuel.”.

5.

(a)

In Schedule 1, Chapter 1, Section 1.4 (Petroleum processes) in Part B, following the words:

  • “The storage of petrol in stationary storage tanks at a terminal, or the loading or unloading of petrol into or from road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterway vessels at a terminal”,

  • there shall be inserted:

    • “where the quantity of petrol loaded from the stationary storage tanks into road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterway vessels in any 12 month period is likely to be equal to or greater than 10,000 tonnes.”.

(b)

In Schedule 1, Chapter 1, Section 1.4 (Petroleum processes) in Part C, the words:

  • “The unloading of petrol into stationary storage tanks at a service station, if the total quantity of petrol unloaded into such tanks at the service station in any 12 month period is likely to be equal to or greater than 100m3.

  • Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 shall not apply to a process described in this Part.”

  • shall be deleted and there shall be substituted:

    “(a)

    The unloading of petrol into stationary storage tanks at a service station, if the total quantity of petrol unloaded into such tanks at the service station in any 12 month period is likely to be equal to or greater than 100m3.

    (b)

    The storage of petrol in stationary storage tanks at a terminal, or the loading or unloading of petrol into or from road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterway vessels at a terminal where the quantity of petrol loaded from the stationary storage tanks into road tankers, rail tankers or inland waterways in any 12 months is likely to be less than 10,000 tonnes.

    Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 shall not apply to a process described in paragraph (a) in this Part.”.

Date from which authorisation is required under Article 6 of the Order

6.

The Schedule shall have effect in relation to the date from which authorisation is required under Article 6 of the Order.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of the Environment on 25th February 2003.

Judena Goldring
A senior member of the
Department of the Environment