New Regulations for Large Combustion Plants
The Large Combustion Plants (National Emission Reduction Plan) Regulations 2007 were laid before Parliament on 9th August and enter into force on 10th September 2007. They introduce the national emissions reduction plan for large combustion plant and include the following:
- obligations on central government for the publication of a national emissions reduction plan and providing information on participating plants;
- a duty on the Environment Agency to establish and maintain a register for the NERP;
- provisions for the verification of the annual reports of the operators of participating plants, transfers of parts of emission allowances, and calculating the reduction of emission allowances where a regulator receives notification of closure of a participating plant.
The full text of the Regulations is available from the OPSI website at: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/20072325.htm
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk (accessed 03/09/07)