Exercise of relevant functions
5.—(1) The regulator must exercise its relevant functions so as to ensure compliance with the following provisions of the IPPC Directive—
(a)Article 3, ignoring the words “provide that the competent authorities”;
(b)Article 9(1) to 9(6);
(c)Article 10;
(d)Article 12;
(e)Article 14 second indent;
(f)Article 18(2).
(2) But when interpreting the IPPC Directive for the purposes of this paragraph, the regulator must—
(a)ignore the second and fourth paragraphs of Article 9(3);
(b)in the case of Part A mobile plant, in Article 9(4), ignore the words “its geographical location and the local environmental conditions”;
(c)ignore the second paragraph of Article 9(5);
(d)ignore the second paragraph of Article 9(6); and
(e)in the case of Part A mobile plant, ignore Article 12.