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3. An application for a permit to operate a waste incineration installation must also provide a description of the measures which are envisaged to guarantee that—S
(a)the installation is designed and equipped, and will be operated, in such a manner that the requirements of the Industrial Emissions Directive[F1, as read with regulation 29(3),] are met, taking into account for that purpose the categories of waste to be incinerated,
(b)heat generated during the incineration and co-incineration process is recovered with a high level of energy efficiency, for example, through combined heat and power, the generating of process steam or district heating,
(c)the residues after burning will be—
(i)minimised in their amount and harmfulness, and
(ii)recycled where appropriate,
(d)the disposal of such residues will be carried out in conformity with [F2national legislation and [F3assimilated] law],
(e)the proposed measurement techniques for emissions into the air and water comply with Parts 6 and 7 of Annex VI of the Industrial Emissions Directive,
(f)the plant will be equipped and operated in such a manner that no separately collected waste capable of being recycled is incinerated or co-incinerated (as the case may be), and
(g)the plant is equipped and operated in such a manner as is practicable to ensure that no waste that includes non-ferrous metals or hard plastics is incinerated or co-incinerated (as the case may be).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/26), regs. 1, 13(25)(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Sch. 4 para. 3(d) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environment (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2019 (S.S.I. 2019/26), regs. 1, 13(25)(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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