Schedule 3

THIRD SCHEDULESections 76(1) and 77(1)Subject matters of Regulations

1. The prescribing of types of tests to be carried out and the records to be maintained by occupiers of industrial or trade premises with respect to the emission of air impurities from, and the consumption of fuel on, such premises.

2. The prescribing of types of air pollution control equipment that may be used in or on any industrial or trade premises and the manner in which those equipment must be operated and maintained.

3. The prescribing of assistance and facilities (including access to, and the means of making examinations, inspections and tests) to be provided by the occupiers of industrial or trade premises to enable the Director‑General and authorised officers to exercise their powers under this Act.

4. The prescribing of standards of concentration or rates of emission of air impurities from any source of air pollution, including motor vehicles and industrial plant, and the method of making tests for the purposes of ascertaining whether any of the provisions of this Act or any conditions attached to a licence or to an exemption are being or have been complied with.

5. The regulation or restriction of import, export, sale or supply of industrial plant which do not comply with standards prescribed under this Act or the regulations for the purpose of air pollution control.

6. The regulation or prohibition of either generally or in specified areas and either at all times or between specified hours the use of industrial plants for the purpose of air pollution control.

7. The prescribing of types and composition of fuel to be used.

8. The prescribing of returns of any information, statistics and data relating to air, water or noise pollution to be furnished to the Director‑General and the contents thereof, and the persons or classes of persons who are required to furnish such returns.

9. The prevention of misuse or contamination of water.

10. The prescribing of standards of concentration or rates of discharge of trade effluent from any premises which may be discharged into drains or the sea.

11. The control of discharge of any trade effluent into drains and sea.

12. The control, by licensing or otherwise, of the storage, removal and disposal of toxic industrial waste and trade effluent.

13. The prescribing of fees for the collection and disposal of any trade effluent.

14. The import, export, use and control of hazardous substances.

15. The storage, transport and labelling of hazardous substances.

16. The sale, whether by wholesale or retail, or the supply of hazardous substances, by or to any person or class of persons which include regulating or restricting the sale or supply of hazardous substances by persons licensed under this Act and prohibiting the sale of any specified hazardous substance or class of hazardous substances by any class of such persons.

17. The prescribing of noise standards for the purposes of this Act.

18. The prescribing of standards of emission of noise from any source of noise pollution, and the methods of determining level, nature, character or quality of noise made or emitted.

19. The regulation or restriction of import, sale and use of industrial plants for the purpose of noise control.

20. The specification of limits of permitted noise levels from particular premises, activities, equipment, appliances, machinery and fuel burning equipment, and the requirement of labelling any such equipment, appliances, machinery and fuel burning equipment to show the specified limits.

21. The specification of the times at which specified levels of noise may not be emitted from particular premises, activities, equipment, appliances, machinery and fuel burning equipment.21A. The restriction or prohibition of building works either generally or in specified areas during Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (including between the hours of 10 p.m. on the eve of a public holiday and 7 a.m. on the day after the public holiday) and between the hours of 12 midnight and 7 a.m. on Mondays for the purpose of noise control.

22. The prescribing of codes of practice relating to the control and regulation of noise levels in work places and construction sites.

23. The prescribing of standards, codes of practice for the design, manufacture and use of equipment, appliances, machinery, industrial plant and fuel burning equipment to reduce pollution.23A. The prescribing of registration requirements in relation to registrable goods, and the regulation of the labelling of registrable goods, for the purpose of facilitating energy conservation.23B. The prescribing of energy efficiency standards in relation to registrable goods, and the regulation of the labelling of registrable goods, for the purpose of facilitating energy conservation.

24. The prescribing of fees for licences and the prescribing of fees and charges for any of the purposes of this Act or the regulations.

25. The prescribing of penalty interest for late payment of any charges or fees prescribed by this Act or the regulations.[26/2007; 12/2011]