Regulation 35(1)
SCHEDULE 7E+WPart A installations: Industrial Emissions Directive
ApplicationE+W
1. This Schedule applies to every Part A installation.
InterpretationE+W
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 7 para. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/39), regs. 1, 2(11)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Exercise of regulator's functions: generalE+W
3. The regulator must exercise its functions under these Regulations for the purpose of achieving a high level of protection of the environment taken as a whole by, in particular, preventing or, where that is not practicable, reducing emissions into the air, water and land.
Applications for the grant of an environmental permitE+W
4. The regulator must ensure that every application for the grant of an environmental permit includes the information specified in Article 12 of the Industrial Emissions Directive.
Exercise of relevant functionsE+W
5. 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 11;
(f)Article 13(7);
(g)Article 14;
(h)Article 15 F2... ;
(i)Article 16;
(j)Article 17;
(k)Article 18;
(l)Article 20(1) and (2);
(m)Article 22 F3... ;
F4(n). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 7 para. 5(h) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/39), regs. 1, 2(11)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in Sch. 7 para. 5(m) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/39), regs. 1, 2(11)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4Sch. 7 para. 5(n) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/39), regs. 1, 2(11)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Developments in best available techniquesE+W
6.—(1) The regulator must ensure that it is informed of developments in best available techniques and of the publication of any new or updated BAT conclusions and where appropriate must exercise its functions so as to encourage the application of emerging techniques, in particular those identified in BAT reference documents.
(2) In this paragraph—
“BAT conclusions” has the meaning given in Article 3(12) of the Industrial Emissions Directive;
“BAT reference document” has the meaning given in Article 3(11) of the Industrial Emissions Directive;
“best available techniques” has the meaning given in Article 3(10) of the Industrial Emissions Directive;
“emerging technique” has the meaning given in Article 3(14) of the Industrial Emissions Directive.
Review of environmental permitsE+W
7. The regulator must review an environmental permit in accordance with Article 21 of the Industrial Emissions Directive if any of the circumstances in that Article applies in relation to the Part A installation whose operation the permit authorises.
Public participationE+W
8. The regulator must exercise its functions so as to meet the requirements of Article 24 of the Industrial Emissions Directive.
InspectionsE+W
9. When inspecting a regulated facility in accordance with regulation 34(2) the regulator must comply with Article 23 of the Industrial Emissions Directive.