Regulation 10 Amendment of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000

In Schedule 1, Part 1, Chapter 4 (the chemical industry)–

(a)

in the first paragraph, delete the words from “,but does not include” until the end of that paragraph;

(b)

in section 4.1 (organic chemicals) Part B, for paragraph (a) substitute:–

“(a)

Unless falling within any description in Part A of this section, carrying out any activity involving the use in any 12 month period of:

(i)

5 tonnes or more of diphenyl methane di-isocyanate or other di-isocyanate of lower volatility than toluene di-isocyanate; or

(ii)

partly polymerised di-isocyanates or prepolymers containing 5 tonnes or more of di-isocyanate monomers, where the activity may result in a release into the air of such monomers.”;

(c)

in section 4.2 (inorganic chemicals) in Part A–

(i)

for paragraph (b) substitute:–

“(b)

Unless falling within a description in any other section of any chapter of this Schedule, any production activity which is likely to result in the release into the air of any hydrogen halides (other than the coating, plating or surface treatment of metal) or which is likely to result in the release into the air or water of any halogens or any of the compounds mentioned in paragraph (a)(vi) (other than the treatment of water by chlorine).”;

(ii)

in paragraph (c) for “manufacturing” substitute “production”;

(iii)

in paragraph (e) for “manufacture” substitute “production”;

(iv)

in paragraph (f) delete sub-paragraph (iv);

(v)

at the end, insert:–

“(g)

Any other activity (except the combustion or incineration of carbonaceous material as defined in section 1.2 of this Schedule) which does not fall within either Part B of this section or a description in sections 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 of this Schedule; and which may result in the release into the air of any acid forming oxide of nitrogen”;

(d)

in section 4.7 (manufacturing activities involving carbon disulphide or ammonia) for Part A substitute:–

“Part A

(a)

Unless falling within any description set out in section 6.7 (activities involving rubber) of this Schedule, any manufacturing activity which may result in the release of carbon disulphide into the air;

(b)

Any activity for the manufacture of a chemical which may result in the release of ammonia into the air other than an activity in which ammonia is only used as a refrigerant.”.