11. Power of Director to require work on any premises

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 1975.

(1)

Where in the opinion of the Director any air impurities are being or are likely to be emitted from any industrial or trade premises, the Director may by notice in writing require the occupier of the premises to —

(a)

install and operate any industrial plant, control equipment or additional control equipment, in or on the premises;

(b)

repair, alter, or replace any industrial plant, fuel burning equipment or control equipment installed in or on the premises;

(c)

erect or alter the height or dimension of any chimney through which air impurities may be discharged from the premises;

(d)

alter the method of operation or process used in or on the premises to prevent or reduce air pollution;

(e)

use a specified type of fuel to prevent or reduce air pollution;

(f)

dismantle or disconnect any industrial plant, fuel burning equipment, control equipment or chimney installed in or on the premises; or

(g)

install and operate such instruments and carry out tests and keep records of any such tests and any method of operation or supervision as may be required,within such time and in such manner as may be specified in the notice.

(2)

The occupier of any industrial or trade premises to whom any notice in writing is given under this section shall comply in all respects with the requirements set out in the notice.

Terms defined in s 2

air pollution
Defined · s 2
“air pollution” means the emission into the air of any air impurity;
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chimney
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“chimney” includes any structure or opening from or through which air impurities may be emitted, and any reference to a chimney of or used in connection with any premises includes a reference to a chimney which serves the whole or a part of the premises though structurally separate from the premises or building thereon;
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control equipment
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“control equipment” includes —(a)any apparatus for separating any air impurities from the gas or liquid medium in which they are carried;(b)any automatic device used for securing the more efficient operation of any fuel burning equipment;(c)any device to indicate or record air pollution or give warning of excessive air pollution; and(d)any other device used for the purposes of preventing or limiting air pollution;
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Director
Defined · s 2
“Director” means the Director of Air Pollution Control appointed under section 3;
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fuel burning equipment
Defined · s 2
“fuel burning equipment” means any furnace, boiler, fireplace, oven, retort, incinerator, open fire, vehicle, vessel or chimney, or any other apparatus, device, mechanism or structure used or to be used in connection with the burning of any combustible material in, or in relation to, any industrial plant;
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industrial or trade premises
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“industrial or trade premises” means premises used for any industrial or trade purposes or premises on which matter is burnt in connection with any industrial or trade process, and includes all scheduled premises and construction sites;
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industrial plant
Defined · s 2
“industrial plant” means any plant used for the generation of power, or for any industrial use, or for the operation of vessels, aircraft, locomotives, cranes or other machines using any combustible material for their operation;
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occupier
Defined · s 2
“occupier”, in relation to any premises, means the person in occupation or control of the premises, and, in relation to any part of any premises different parts of which are occupied by different persons, means the person in occupation or control of that part;
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premises
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“premises” includes any messuages, buildings, lands, easements and hereditaments whether open or enclosed, whether built on or not, whether public or private, and whether maintained or not under statutory authority;
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