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.