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The Industrial Pollution Control (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

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Introductory Text

Introductory Title and commencement (1) This Order may be cited as the Industrial Pollution...

Introductory

1.Title and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Prescribed processes and prescribed substances
4.Emission etc. limits and quality objectives
5.Discharge and scope of functions

Authorisations

6.Authorisations: general provisions
7.Conditions of authorisations
8.Fees and charges for authorisations
9.Transfer of authorisations
10.Variation of authorisations by enforcing authority
11.Variation of conditions etc: applications by holders of authorisations
12.Revocation of authorisation

Enforcement

13.Enforcement notices
14.Prohibition notices
15.Appeals as respects authorisations and against variation, enforcement and prohibition notices
16.Appointment of chief inspector and other inspectors
17.Powers of inspectors and others
18.Power to deal with cause of imminent danger of serious pollution, etc.
19.Obtaining of information from persons and authorities

Publicity

20.Public registers of information
21.Exclusion from registers of information affecting national security
22.Exclusion from registers of certain confidential information

Provisions as to offences

23.Offences
24.Enforcement by High Court
25.Evidence in connection with certain pollution offences
26.Power of court to order cause of offence to be remedied
27.Power of chief inspector to remedy harm

Authorisations and other statutory controls
28.Authorisations and other statutory controls

General

29.Disclosure of information
30.Power to give effect to Community and other international obligations etc.
31.Application to Crown
32.Offences by bodies corporate
33.Offences due to fault of others
34.Regulations, orders and directions
Art. 35—Amendments and repeals

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1
AUTHORISATIONS FOR PROCESSES: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

PART I GRANT OF AUTHORISATIONS

Applications for authorisations
1.(1) An application to the enforcing authority for an authorisation...

Determination of applications

2.(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the enforcing authority shall give...
3.(1) The Department may give directions to the enforcing authority...
4.The Department may give the enforcing authority a direction with...
5.(1) Except in a case where an application has been...

PART II VARIATION OF AUTHORISATIONS

Variations by the enforcing authority
6.(1) The requirements of this paragraph apply where an enforcing...

Applications for variation
7.(1) The requirements of this paragraph apply where an application...

SCHEDULE 2
APPEALS AND MATTERS REFERRED TO THE PLANNING APPEALS COMMISSION

PART I APPEALS AND MATTERS REFERRED UNDER ARTICLE 15

Reference of appeals in accordance with Article 15(3)(b)
1.(1) This paragraph applies where, in accordance with paragraph (3)(b)...

Reference of appeals or matters involved in appeals in accordance with Article 15(3)(c)
2.(1) This paragraph applies where, in accordance with paragraph (3)(c)...

PART II APPEALS AND MATTERS REFERRED UNDER ARTICLE 22

Reference of appeals in accordance with Article 22(6)(b)
3.(1) This paragraph applies where, in accordance with paragraph (6)(b)...

Reference of appeals or matters involved in appeals in accordance with Article 22(6)(c)
4.(1) This paragraph applies where, in accordance with paragraph (6)(c)...

SCHEDULE 3
SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO POWERS OF ENTRY

Interpretation In this Schedule— “relevant power” means a power conferred by...

Interpretation
1.In this Schedule— “relevant power” means a power conferred by...

Issue of warrants
2.(1) If it is shown to the satisfaction of a...

Information obtained to be admissible in evidence
3.(1) Subject to Article 17(10), information obtained in consequence of...

Duty to secure premises
4.An inspector who, in the exercise of a relevant power,...

Compensation
5.(1) Where an inspector exercises any power conferred by Article...

Schedule 4—Amendments

Schedule 5—Repeals