The Solvent Emissions Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these regulations –

“the 1997 Order” means the Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997(1);

“the 1998 Regulations” means the Industrial Pollution Control (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998(2);

“the 2003 Regulations” means the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003(3);

“authorisation” means an authorisation granted under Article 6 of the 1997 Order;

“risk phrase substance or preparation” means a substance or preparation which, because of their content of volatile organic compounds classified as carcinogens, mutagens, or toxic to reproduction under Directive 67/548/EEC(4) are assigned or need to carry the risk phrases R45, R46, R49, R60 and R61 and a substance or preparation “becomes a risk phrase substance or preparation” when, because of its content of volatile organic compounds, it is assigned or needs to carry one of those risk phrases;

(2) Subject to regulation 3(17) in these Regulations, words and expressions which are defined in Regulation 2 of, and Schedule 3 to, the 2003 Regulations shall have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1997 No. 2777 (N.I. 18)

(2)

S.R. 1998 No. 28

(3)

S.R. 2003 No. 46, relevant amending Regulations are S.R. 2003 No. 390 as amended by S.R. 2004 No. 35

(4)

O.J. No. L196, 16.8.1967, p. 1 as last amended by Commission Directive 98/98/EC (O.J. No. L355, 30.12.1998, p. 1)