Regulation 3 Regulation 2 (Interpretation: general)

In regulation 2(1) (Interpretation: general), in the appropriate alphabetical order, insert—

• ““existing medium combustion plant” means a combustion plant put into operation before 20th December 2018 or for which a permit was granted before 19th December 2017 provided that the plant is put into operation no later than 20th December 2018;”

• ““MCPD” means the “Medium Combustion Plant Directive” which is Directive 2015/2193/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 25 November 2015 on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants^f1;”

• ““medium combustion plant” means a combustion plant with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 megawatt and less than 50 megawatts irrespective of the type of fuel they use and includes any combination of combustion plants referred to in article 2(2) or article 4 of the MCPD, provided that—

  1. (a)

     it does not fall within Article 2(3) or (4) of the MCPD;

  2. (b)

     it is not installed on an offshore platform situated on, above or below those parts of the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland;”

• ““mobile medium combustion plant” means a medium combustion plant which is designed to move or be moved whether on roads or other land;”

• ““new medium combustion plant” means a medium combustion plant which is not an existing medium combustion plant;” and;

• ““specified generator” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 9B.”

The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954^f2 applies to these regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.