# The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013, Paragraph 3: Interpretation


When interpreting Chapter III of the IED, for the purposes of this Schedule, the competent authority is—
(a) for the purposes of exercising a judgment as to whether there is an overriding need to maintain energy supplies under Article 30(6) or 37(2) of the IED, the Department; or
(b) otherwise, the chief inspector.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nidsr/2013/9780337990991/schedule/9/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pollution-prevention-and-control-industrial-emissions-regulations-northern-ireland-2013/schedule-9/paragraph-3
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