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The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2003

S.I. 2003/1699 · Made 6 July 2003

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 6th July 2003

Laid before Parliament 8th July 2003

Coming into force 30th July 2003

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999f1, having, in accordance with subsection (4) of that section, consulted the Environment Agency, such bodies or persons appearing to her to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses respectively as she considers appropriate and such other bodies and persons as she considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 24; The Secretary of State can exercise these powers only in relation to England and Wales: see section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) and section 5(3) of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000
  3. 3Transitional Provision
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 30th July 2003.

2Amendment of the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

(1)

The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In Section 2.3 in Part 1 of Schedule 1 (Surface Treating Metals and Plastic Materials)—

(a)

in paragraph (a) of Part A(1) before the word “surface” there are inserted the words “Unless falling within Part A(2) of this Section,”;

(b)

in Part A(2), the word “Nil” is replaced by the following paragraph—

“(a)

Surface treating metals and plastic materials using an electrolytic or chemical process where the aggregated volume of the treatment vats is more than 30m3 and where the activity is carried out at the same installation as one or more activities falling within—

(i)

Part A(2) or B of Section 2.1 (Ferrous Metals);

(ii)

Part A(2) or B of Section 2.2 (Non-Ferrous Metals); or

(iii)

Part A(2) or B of Section 6.4 (Coating Activities, Printing and Textile Treatments)”;

(c)

in paragraph (a) of Part B, after the words “Part A(1)” there are inserted the words “or A(2)”.

(3)

In the Table in paragraph 2(2) of Part 1 of Schedule 3, after the words—

Section 2.3
Part A(1)1st May to 31st July 2004

  • there are inserted the words—

    Part A(2)1st May to 31st July 2004

3Transitional Provision

Where an application for a permit is made before commencement in relation to a Part A(1) installation or Part A(1) mobile plant and by virtue of these Regulations the installation or mobile plant becomes a Part A(2) installation or Part A(2) mobile plant, anything duly done in relation to the application (including the grant of a permit) shall be treated as if it had been duly done in relation to an application for a permit made immediately after commencement.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Elliot Morley

Minister of State,

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

6th July 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (the “PPC Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) inserts a new category of A(2) activity in Section 2.3 (Surface treating metals and plastic materials) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the PPC Regulations. The new A(2) category consists of the operation of the activity described in Part A(1) of Section 2.3 where it is carried out in conjunction with one or more of the activities specified in regulation 2(2)(b) namely—

(i)

Part A(2) or B of Section 2.1 (Ferrous Metals);

(ii)

Part A(2) or B of Section 2.2 (Non-Ferrous Metals); or

(iii)

Part A(2) or B of Section 6.4 (Coating Activities, Printing and Textile Treatments).

Regulation 2(3) prescribes the “relevant period” (which determines the period when applications for permits must be made) for existing installations or mobile plant which as a result of the Regulations fall within Part A(2) of Section 2.3.

Regulation 3 includes a transitional provision for installations and mobile plant which as a result of the Regulations fall within Part A(2) of Section 2.3.