The Industrial Pollution Control (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Section 1.1 Gasification and associated Processes

Part A

(a)

Reforming natural gas.

(b)

Refining natural gas if that process is related to another Part A process or is likely to involve the use in any 12 month period of 1000 tonnes or more of natural gas.

(c)

Producing gas from coal, lignite oil or other carbonaceous material or from mixtures thereof other than from sewage or the biological degradation of waste, unless carried on as part of a process which is a combustion process (whether or not that process falls within Section 1.3 of this Schedule).

(d)

Odorising natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas if that process is related to another Part A process.

(e)

Purifying or refining any product of a process described in paragraphs (a), (c) or (d) or converting it into a different product.

In this Section “carbonaceous material” includes materials such as charcoal, coke, peat and rubber.

Part B

(a)

Blending odorant for use with natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas.

(b)

Odorising natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas, except where that process is related to a Part A process.

(c)

Any process for refining natural gas not falling within paragraph (b) of Part A of this Section.

In paragraph (c) of Part B of this Section, “refining natural gas” does not include refining mains gas.

Part C Nil