[F1Interpretation – relevant dates and permitting datesN.I.
3.—(1) The “relevant date” in relation to a generator means—
(a)1st January 2019, in the case of a new generator;
(b)1st October 2019, in the case of an existing generator with a rated thermal input greater than 5 megawatts and less than 50 megawatts which—
(i)has an emission of nitrogen oxides of equal to or greater than 500mg/ Nm3; and
(ii)operates for more than 50 hours per year;
(c)1st January 2025, in the case of an existing generator with a rated thermal input greater than 5 megawatts and less than 50 megawatts which—
(i)has an emission of nitrogen oxides of less than 500mg/ Nm3; or
(ii)operates for less than or equal to 50 hours per year;
(d)1st January 2030, in the case of an existing generator with a rated thermal input equal to or less than 5 megawatts.
(2) The “permitting date”—
(a)in relation to a specified generator falling within paragraph 2(1)(a), is the relevant date in relation to that specified generator;
(b)in relation to a specified generator falling within paragraph 2(1)(b) or (c), is the earliest of the relevant dates in relation to the generators comprising that specified generator.
(3) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—
“existing generator” means a generator with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 megawatt and less than 50 megawatts which came into operation before 1st December 2016, or;
“new generator” means any specified generator which is not an existing generator.
(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a generator which is comprised in a specified generator falling within paragraph 2(1)(b) or (c), the generator is deemed to have the total rated thermal input of all the generators comprised in the specified generator.]
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