The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

Regulation 35(2)(h)

SCHEDULE 14 E+W+S SED installations

Application E+W+S

1.  This Schedule applies in relation to every SED installation.

Interpretation E+W+S

2.—(1) In this Schedule—

“directly associated activity”, in relation to a SED activity, means an operation which—

(a)

has a technical connection with the SED activity,

(b)

is carried on on the same site as the SED activity, and

(c)

could have an effect on a discharge of volatile organic compounds into the environment;

“SED installation” means—

(a)

a stationary technical unit where one or more SED activities are carried on, and

(b)

any other location on the same site where any other directly associated activities are carried on; and

“the Solvent Emissions Directive” means Council Directive 1999/13/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain activities and installations M1 .

(2) When interpreting the Solvent Emissions Directive for the purposes of this Schedule—

(a) an expression that is defined in Section 7 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 has the meaning given in that Section;

(b) except where also defined in that Section or in this paragraph, an expression that is defined in Part 1 of these Regulations has the meaning given in that Part;

(c) “authorisation” means environmental permit;

(d) “emission” has the meaning given in the Solvent Emissions Directive;

(e) “installation” means SED installation;

(f) the competent authority is the regulator.

Marginal Citations

M1 OJ No L 85, 29.3.1999, p 1, as last amended by Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ No L 345, 23.12.2008, p 72). There is 1 relevant corrigendum, OJ No L 240, 10.9.1999, p 24.

Exercise of relevant functions E+W+S

3.—(1) The regulator must exercise its relevant functions so as to ensure compliance with the following provisions of the Solvent Emissions Directive—

(a) Article 4(4);

(b) Article 5, except for the last sentence of 5(3), and 5(13);

(c) Article 7(2);

(d) Article 8(1) to (4);

(e) Article 9;

(f) Article 10.

(2) When interpreting the Solvent Emissions Directive for the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) in Article 5(1), ignore the words “either” and “or by general binding rules”;

(b) in Article 7(2), ignore the words “and during the formulation of general binding rules”; and

(c) in point 1 of Annex IIB, ignore the last sentence.