Paragraph 5 Emissions: monitoring and complianceF1

SEPA must ensure that an authorisation for a titanium dioxide activity includes such conditions as it considers appropriate to ensure—

(a)

the monitoring to verify compliance with permit conditions of—

(i)

emissions into water,

(ii)

emissions into air,

(b)

the reporting of the resulting of monitoring referred to in sub-paragraph (a),

(c)

that the monitoring conditions referred to in sub-paragraph (a) includes continuous monitoring into air of—

(i)

gaseous sulphur dioxide and trioxide discharged from digestion and calcination from plants for the concentration of waste acid in installations using the sulphate process,

(ii)

chlorine from major sources within installations using the chloride process,

(iii)

dust from major sources,

(d)

that monitoring is carried out in accordance with—

(i)

relevant British or CEN standards, or

(ii)

where relevant British or CEN standards are not available, ISO or other international standards which ensure the provision of data or an equivalent scientific quality.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 24 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 15 (with sch. 23)