The Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017

Amendment of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Other Provisions) Regulations 2015

4.  The Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments and other Provisions) Regulations 2015(1) are amended as follows.

(1) For regulation 4(2)(aa)(i)(aa), substitute—

“(aa) Article 2 (labelling format) of Commission Regulation 2015/2068, or”.

(2) Omit regulation 4(2)(b)(iii) to (vii), and insert—

“(iii) Commission Regulation 1497/2007,

(iv) Commission Regulation 1516/2007,

(v) Commission Regulation 304/2008,

(vi) Commission Regulation 306/2008,

(vii) Commission Regulation 2015/2066,

(viii) Commission Regulation 2015/2067, and

(ix) Commission Regulation 2015/2068.”.

(3) In regulation 4(3)(a), omit “and”.

(4) Omit regulation 4(3)(b), and insert—

“(b) “the 2014 Regulation”, “Commission Regulation 1497/2007”, “Commission Regulation 1516/2007”, “Commission Regulation 304/2008”, Commission Regulation 306/2008”, “Northern Ireland offshore installations” and “offshore installations” have the meanings given in the 2015 Regulations;

(c) “Commission Regulation 2015/2066” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2066 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of natural persons carrying out installation, servicing, maintenance, repair or decommissioning of electrical switchgear containing fluorinated greenhouse gases or recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases from stationary electrical switchgear(2);

(d) “Commission Regulation 2015/2067” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2067 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, minimum requirements and the conditions for mutual recognition for the certification of natural persons as regards stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment, and refrigeration units of refrigerated trucks and trailers, containing fluorinated greenhouse gases and for the certification of companies as regards stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment, containing fluorinated greenhouse gases(3); and

(e) “Commission Regulation 2015/2068” means Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2068 establishing, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the format of labels for products and equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases(4).”.

(5) After regulation 5A, insert—

“Fees relating to offshore undertakings: Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014

5B.— (1) This regulation applies where the Secretary of State’s functions referred to in paragraph (2) are in respect of an offshore undertaking, or a participant for which it has been agreed that the Secretary of State will act as the compliance body in accordance with regulation 6(2) of the ESOS Regulations.

(2) The Secretary of State may charge fees, calculated in accordance with regulation 7, in respect of monitoring compliance with the requirements of the ESOS Regulations.

(3) In this regulation—

(a) “the ESOS Regulations” means the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Regulations 2014(5);

(b) “compliance body”, “offshore undertaking” and “participant” have the meanings given in the ESOS Regulations; and

(c) “Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.”.

(1)

S.I. 2015/1431, amended by S.I. 2016/529 and S.I. 2016/1042.

(2)

OJ No L 301, 18.11.2015, p 22.

(3)

OJ No L 301, 18.11.2015, p 28.

(4)

OJ No L 301, 18.11.2015, p 39.

(5)

S.I. 2014/1643, amended by S.I. 2016/992; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.