# The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018, Regulation 3: Regulation 2 (Interpretation: general)


(1) 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;”
““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—
(a) it does not fall within Article 2(3) or (4) of the MCPD;
(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.”
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies to these regulations as it applies to an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2018/33/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pollution-prevention-and-control-industrial-emissions-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2018/regulation-3
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