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

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