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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

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Regulation 35(1)

SCHEDULE 14Solvent emission activities

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Application

1.  This Schedule applies in relation to every solvent emission activity, but it does not apply to installations used solely for research activities, development activities or the testing of new products or processes.

Interpretation

2.  When interpreting Chapter V of the Industrial Emissions Directive for the purposes of this Schedule—

(a)except where defined in this paragraph, an expression that is defined in Part 1 of these Regulations has the meaning given in that Part;

(b)the competent authority is the regulator;

(c)installation” means a stationary technical unit within which a solvent emission activity is carried out, and any other directly associated activities on the same site which have a technical connection with the solvent emission activity and which could have an effect on emission of volatile organic compounds;

(d)permit” means environmental permit;

(e)general binding rule” means a standard rule published under regulation 26.

Exercise of relevant functions

3.  The regulator must exercise its relevant functions so as to ensure compliance with the following provisions of the Industrial Emissions Directive—

(a)Article 5(1) and (3);

(b)Article 7;

(c)Article 8(2);

(d)Article 9;

(e)Article 57;

(f)Article 58;

(g)Article 59 (except article 59(4));

(h)Article 60;

(i)Article 61;

(j)Article 62;

(k)Article 63;

(l)Article 65;

(m)Article 82(7), (8) and (9).

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