The Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002

The Pollution Control and Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 19)

3.—(1) In Article 55(4)(a) after “part of” insert “an installation or plant subject to regulations under Article 4 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 or”.

(2) In Article 55(4) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

(b)of the inspectors appointed under the Industrial Pollution Control Order or the regulations mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to enforce those provisions in relation to such furnaces.

(3) In Article 56(1) after “unless the” insert “burning is part of an activity subject to regulations under Article 4 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 or the”.

(4) For Article 56(2) substitute—

(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Article shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(5) In Article 57(4) after “emissions from any” insert “activity subject to regulations under Article 4 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 or any”

(6) In Article 58 after paragraph (2) insert—

(2AA) If the notice relates to an installation or plant subject to regulations under Article 4 of the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, the person on whom the notice is served shall not be obliged to supply any information which, as certified by an inspector appointed under those regulations, is not of a kind which is being supplied to the inspector for the purposes of those regulations..