New Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations for Wales
The Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2006 were made on 17th October 2006 and entered into force on 25th October 2006. These Regulations amend the Pollution Prevention and Control (England and Wales) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/1973) (”the PPC Regulations”) in relation to Wales.
Key changes are as follows:
- An increase in the maximum penalty a Magistrates’ court may impose, in respect of offences committed after section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (which limits a Magistrates’ court’s power to impose imprisonment) is brought into force. The maximum fine has increased from £20,000 to £50,000, while the maximum prison sentence is now 12 months rather than six.
- Motor vehicle refuelling activities have been added to the list of activities that require a permit (now included in Schedule 1 under Part B of section 1.2, Gasification, Liquefaction and Refining Activities).
- Section 5.1 (Incineration and Co-incineration of waste) of Schedule 1 has been amended to clarify that incineration in the course of incidental burning of landfill gas does not require a permit under the PPC Regulations.
- Schedule 3 (Prescribed Date and Transitional Arrangements) has been amended to exempt certain operators of coin-operated dry cleaning machines from the permit requirements of the Solvent Emissions Directive on the basis that the operators agree to cease carrying-out operations that fall within the scope of that Directive at the installation before the 31 October 2007.
The full text of the regulations can be accessed from the OPSI website at:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/wales/wsi2006/20062802e.htm
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk (accessed 06/11/06)
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