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The Solvent Emissions (England and Wales) Regulations 2004 (Note)

The Solvent Emissions (England and Wales) Regulations 2004

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2004 No. 107

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Solvent Emissions (England and Wales) Regulations 2004

Made 19th January 2004

Coming into force 20th January 2004

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 2 of the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999[1], having in accordance with section 2(4) of that Act consulted the Environment Agency, such bodies or persons appearing to her to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture and small businesses respectively as she considers appropriate, and such other bodies and persons as she considers appropriate, hereby makes the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 2(8) of the 1999 Act, been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament:

Citation, commencement and extent

1. - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Solvent Emissions (England and Wales) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Interpretation

2. - (1) In these Regulations -

"the 2000 Regulations" means the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000[2];

"authorisation" means an authorisation granted under section 6 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990[3];

"risk phrase substance or preparation" means a substance or preparation which, because of its content of volatile organic compounds classified as carcinogens, mutagens, or toxic to reproduction under Directive 67/548/EEC[4] as last amended by Commission Directive 98/98/EC[5], is assigned or needs to carry the risk phrases R45, R46, R49, R60 or R61; and a substance or preparation "becomes a risk phrase substance or preparation" when, because of its content of volatile organic compounds, it is assigned or needs to carry one or more of those risk phrases.

(2) Subject to regulation 3(15), in these Regulations, words and expressions which are defined in Regulation 2 of, or Schedule 3 to, the 2000 Regulations shall have the same meaning as in those Regulations.

Application for variation of the conditions of an existing permit or authorisation in relation to installations covered by the Solvent Emissions Directive

3. - (1) Where -

(a) an installation contains -

(i) a new SED installation; or

(ii) an existing SED installation which underwent a substantial change in operation, or at which abatement equipment was installed on or after 1st April 2001 and before the coming into force of these Regulations; or

(iii) an existing SED installation at which a risk phrase substance or preparation began to be used before the coming into force of these Regulations...

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