PART 2PERMITS
Review of conditions of permitsI117
1
Enforcing authorities shall periodically review the conditions of permits and may do so at any time.
2
Without prejudice to paragraph (1), a review of a permit under this regulation shall be carried out where—
a
the pollution caused by the installation or mobile plant covered by the permit is of such significance that the existing emission limit values of the permit need to be revised or new emission limit values need to be included in the permit;
b
substantial changes in BAT make it possible to reduce emissions from the installation or mobile plant significantly without imposing excessive costs;
c
the operational safety of the activities carried out in the installation or mobile plant requires other techniques to be used; or
d
it is necessary to comply with a new or revised environmental quality standard.
3
In relation to Part A installations and Part A mobile plant, at the request of the chief inspector, the operator shall submit all the information necessary for the purpose of reconsidering the permit conditions, including, in particular, results of emission monitoring and other data, that enables a comparison of the operation of the installation or mobile plant with the BAT described in the applicable BAT conclusions and with the emission levels associated with BAT.
4
When reconsidering permit conditions for Part A installations or Part A mobile plant, the chief inspector shall—
a
use any information resulting from monitoring or inspections;
b
within four years of publication of decisions on BAT conclusions relating to the main activity of an installation or mobile plant, ensure that all the permit conditions for the installation or mobile plant concerned are considered and, if necessary, updated to ensure compliance with the IED; and
c
take into account all the new or updated BAT conclusions, applicable to the installation or mobile plant, since the permit was granted or last reconsidered.