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3. In regulation 2(1) of the principal Regulations, in the definition of “proposed transferee”, after “operator” insert “or a regulator”.
Regulation 17 (single site permits etc)
4. In regulation 17(2) of the principal Regulations—
(d)of more than one radioactive substances activity described in paragraph 11(6) of Part 2 of Schedule 23, where all such activities are in respect of the use or potential use of the same premises for underground disposal (within the meaning of paragraph 11(7) of that Schedule)”(1).
Regulation 19 (subsistence of an environmental permit)
5. In regulation 19 of the principal Regulations, for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—
“(b)it is surrendered in whole in accordance with—
(ii)regulation 25 and Part 1 of Schedule 5;
(c)it is replaced with a consolidated permit in accordance with any of the following—
(ii)ii)regulation 22(5),
(iii)paragraph 19(2) of Part 1 of Schedule 5; or
(d)it ceases to have effect in accordance with regulation 67A(3), (4) or (5).”.
Regulation 20 (variation of an environmental permit)
6. In regulation 20(5)(b)(i) of the principal Regulations, for “Community Treaties” substitute “EU Treaties”.
Regulation 21 (transfer of an environmental permit)
7. In regulation 21 of the principal Regulations—
“(1) The regulator may transfer to a proposed transferee an environmental permit or any part of an environmental permit—
(a)if the operator is one individual (A) and the regulator is satisfied that A cannot be found, on the application of the proposed transferee only,
(b)if the operator is two or more individuals (A and B) and the regulator is satisfied that A cannot be found, on the joint application of B and the proposed transferee, or
(c)otherwise, on the joint application of the operator and the proposed transferee.”;
“(4) The regulator may transfer to a proposed transferee an environmental permit to which paragraph (1) does not apply, or any part of that permit—
(a)if the operator is one individual (A) and the regulator is satisfied that A cannot be found, on the notification of the proposed transferee only;
(b)unless sub-paragraph (c) applies, if the operator is two or more individuals (A and B) and the regulator is satisfied that A cannot be found, on the joint notification of B and the proposed transferee;
(c)if the operator is two or more individuals (A and B) and the proposed transferee is two or more individuals (B and C), where B is both an operator and a proposed transferee—
(i)on the joint notification of A and C, or
(ii)if the regulator is satisfied that A cannot be found, on the notification of C only; or
(d)otherwise, on the joint notification of the operator and the proposed transferee.”; and
“(8) Unless a proposed transferee makes a joint application or gives a joint notification, the regulator may not transfer to the proposed transferee an environmental permit or any part of an environmental permit in respect of a regulated facility that ceased to be in operation more than 6 months before the proposed date of transfer.”.
8. In regulation 60(3)(a) of the principal Regulations, for “Community Treaties” substitute “EU Treaties”.
Regulation 109 (repeals)
10. In regulation 109 of the principal Regulations, omit paragraphs (2) and (3).
Part 2 of Schedule 1 (activities)
12.—(1) Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) In Section 1.1 (combustion activities)—
“1. In this Section—
“anaerobic digestion” means the mesophilic and thermophilic biological decomposition and stabilisation of biodegradable materials which—
results in stable sanitised material that can be applied to land for the benefit of agriculture or to improve the soil structure or nutrients in land; and
“recovered oil” means waste oil which has been processed but which has not ceased to be waste.”;
(b)in Part A(1), for paragraph 5 substitute—
“5. In Part A(1)(b)(iii) of this Section, “fuel” excludes—
(a)gas produced by biological degradation of waste in a landfill that is not listed in Part 2 of this Schedule,
(b)gas produced as a result of the anaerobic digestion of biodegradable waste, and
(c)fuel which has ceased to be waste.”;
(c)in Part A(1), after paragraph 5 insert—
“6. Nothing in this Part of this Section applies to burning fuels in an appliance installed on a storage or unloading platform as defined in regulation 2 of the Offshore Combustion Installations (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Regulations 2001(2).”; and
(d)in Part B, for paragraph 2 substitute—
“2. In Part B(b)(iii), (c) or (d) of this Section—
“fuel” excludes—
gas produced by biological degradation of waste, and
fuel which has ceased to be waste.”.
(3) In Section 1.2 (gasification, liquefaction and refining activities), in Part A(1)—
“(e)Producing gas from oil or other carbonaceous material or from mixtures of oil and other carbonaceous material, unless the production is carried on as part of an activity which is a combustion activity (whether or not that combustion activity is described in Section 1.1), or the gas is produced as a result of—
(i)the anaerobic digestion of biodegradable material, none of which is waste, or
(ii)the anaerobic digestion of biodegradable waste in an installation with a waste treatment capacity not exceeding 100 tonnes per day.”;
(b)in paragraph 1, for sub-paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)any activity for the treatment of sewage or sewage sludge;
(d)the anaerobic digestion of biodegradable material, none of which is waste; or
(e)the anaerobic digestion of biodegradable waste in an installation with a waste treatment capacity not exceeding 100 tonnes per day.”; and
“3. In Part A(1)—
“carbonaceous material” includes such materials as charcoal, coke, peat, rubber and wood, but does not include wood which has not been chemically treated or sewage.”.
(4) In section 7 (SED activities), in paragraph 1, for the definition of “the Motor Vehicle Directive” substitute—
““the Motor Vehicle Directive” means Directive 2007/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles;”.
Schedule 5 (environmental permits)
14. In Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the principal Regulations—
(a)sub-paragraph (1) is renumbered as paragraph 1;
(b)in that paragraph, in the definition of “applicant”, for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)in the case of an application for the transfer of an environmental permit in whole or in part—
(i)the operator and the proposed transferee, or
(ii)the proposed transferee,”; and
(c)in paragraph 2(1), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)include—
(i)such information as is specified on the form, and
(ii)any additional information required by the regulator.”.
Schedule 10 (landfill)
15. In Schedule 10 to the principal Regulations—
(a)in paragraph 2(2)(c), in sub-paragraph (ii) of the definition of “nature protection zone”, for “regulation 10(1) of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c) Regulations 1994” substitute “regulation 8(1) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010(4)”; and
(b)in paragraph 2(2)(d), for “Napthalene” substitute “Naphthalene”.
Schedule 23 (radioactive substances activities)
16.—(1) Schedule 23 to the principal Regulations is amended as follows.
(2) In Part 2, in paragraph 2(1), in paragraph (a) of the definition of “type 2 NORM industrial activity” for “extraction, production and use” substitute “extraction and production”.
(3) In Part 3, in paragraph 3, in the last entry of the first column of Table 2 (radionuclide), for “non-aqueous liquid” substitute “relevant liquid”.
(4) In Part 7—
(a)in paragraph 10(1)(c) omit “(except paragraph 11(e)(ii) and 11(f))”,
(b)in paragraph 25, in the last entry of the first column of Table 4 (substance or article) after “intended for use for” insert “, used for, or arises from”.
Schedule 23 was substituted by S.I. 2011/2043.
S.I. 2001/1091, amended by S.I. 2010/1513. There are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
OJ No L 263, 9.10.2007, p 1.