6. Certain work on scheduled premises to have written permission

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 1975.

(1)

The occupier of any scheduled premises shall not without the written permission of the Director —

(a)

alter the method of operation of any trade, industry, process, fuel burning equipment or control equipment or industrial plant in or on the scheduled premises;

(b)

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

(c)

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

(d)

use any fuel other than the type of fuel specified by the Director.

(2)

An application for permission under subsection (1) shall contain details of the proposed installation, alteration, replacement or erection.

(3)

The Director may —

(a)

require an applicant to furnish such information as the Director may consider necessary;

(b)

grant permission in respect of the application either subject to conditions or unconditionally, or refuse to grant permission if he is of the opinion that the occupier is likely to cause or increase air pollution from the premises or increase air pollution in the area; and

(c)

at any time vary whether by way of addition or substitution the conditions attached to any permission.

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
Defined · s 2
“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
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“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 plant
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“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
Defined · s 2
“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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scheduled premises
Defined · s 2
“scheduled premises” means any premises for the time being specified in the Schedule.
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