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ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (SCHEDULED PREMISES AND EXEMPTIONS) REGULATIONS 2007 (SR NO 77 OF 2007) - REG 10

Air

    (1)     A works approval under section 19A(1) or 19A(2) of the Act or a licence under section 20(1) of the Act is not required with respect to discharges or emissions to air from—

        (a)     a source, other than an incinerator or an afterburner, discharging or emitting less than—

              (i)     100kg per day Oxides of Nitrogen; or

              (ii)     10kg per day Oxides of Sulphur; or

              (iii)     100kg per day Carbon Monoxide; or

              (iv)     10kg per day particles (except asbestos and heavy metals); or

              (v)     5kg per day volatile organic compounds except for the emissions of odorous compounds or those substances referred to in subparagraph (vi); or

              (vi)     0·1 gram per minute of any substance classified as a class 3 indicator in State environment protection policy (Air Quality Management);

        (b)     a standby engine;

        (c)     fire fighting training activities;

        (d)     a spray booth, extractor vent system or fume cupboard used in product development or in a laboratory;

        (e)     a safety relief valve or rupture disc;

        (f)     a vent on a wastewater treatment system except at a sewage treatment plant;

        (g)     a general room or building ventilation point;

        (h)     a food cooker or kitchen range;

              (i)     an acid or alkali tank;

        (j)     vents on fuel storage tanks which meet technology specifications acceptable to the Authority;

        (k)     hand-held or other portable cleaning, maintenance and construction equipment;

        (l)     extractive industry or mining operating in accordance with the Extractive Industries Development Act 1995 or the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 .

    (2)     A licence under section 20(1) of the Act is not required with respect to discharges or emissions to air from boilers fired solely by natural gas with a total rated capacity of less than 20 megawatts.



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