SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 3PRESCRIBED DATE AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
PART 3TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
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1
The enforcing authority may accept a permit issued under the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 as a permit for the purposes of these Regulations after the prescribed date.
2
A permit issued under the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, which is accepted as a permit for the purposes of these Regulations, and which authorises an activity listed in Schedule 1 of these Regulations shall be deemed to contain the appropriate activity description from Schedule 1 of these Regulations.
3
A Part A permit, or a permit for an activity listed in section 7 of Schedule 1, which is accepted as a permit for the purposes of these Regulations, is deemed to contain the following conditions, unless such conditions are included in the permit—
a
in the event that the operation of an installation or mobile plant gives rise to an incident or accident which significantly affects the environment, the operator must immediately—
i
inform the regulator;
ii
take the measures necessary to limit the environmental consequences of such an incident or accident; and
iii
take the measures necessary to prevent further possible incidents or accidents;
b
in the event of a breach of any permit condition the operator of an installation or mobile plant must immediately—
i
inform the regulator; and
ii
take the measures necessary to ensure that compliance is restored within the shortest possible time;
c
in the event of a breach of any permit condition which poses an immediate danger to human health or threatens to cause an immediate significant adverse effect on the environment, the operator of a regulated facility must immediately suspend the operation of the installation or mobile plant or the relevant part of it until compliance with the permit conditions has been restored.
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The enforcing authority must ensure that the permit is fully compliant with these Regulations after the prescribed date.