Industrial Pollution
In Northern Ireland, a new system of air pollution control from industrial sources was introduced in 1998.
Under the new regime, specific types of industry prescribed by legislation are required to be authorised.
The Authorisation is in effect a licence allowing the holder to operate a process subject to certain conditions.
The purpose of the system is to control, limit or prevent the emission of certain prescribed substances and other products from those processes.
Local authorities are responsible for the following 12 categories of process:
(1) Combustion Processes
(2) Iron and Steel
(3) Non-ferrous Metal
(4) Cement and Lime Manufacture
(5) Other Mineral Processes
(6) Ceramic Products
( 7) Incineration
( 8) Coating and Printing
(9) The Manufacture of Dyestuffs, Printing Ink and Coating Materials
(10) Timber Processes
(11) Processes involving Rubber
(12) The Treatment and Processing of Animal or Vegetable Matter.
Further Information:
Apply for Authorisation: The Environmental Health Department should be contacted directly for further information: Tel: 028 867 62205
Fees and Charges
Public Register
Process Guidance Notes
Processes Authorised by Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Fees and Charges
The following fees and charges apply to Part C Processes from 1st April 2003, as required by The Industrial Pollution Control (District Councils) (Fees and Charges) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2003.
| Part C Processes | Current Fee | 2003 |
|---|---|---|
| Application (New) | £1200 | £1284 |
|
Application (Process previously registered 720 under the Alkali Act) |
£720 | |
| Application (Waste Oil or Petrol Station) | £115 | £123 |
| Subsistence (Annual) | £745 | £797 |
| Subsistence (Waste Oil or Petrol Stations) | £115 | £123 |
| Variation (Substantial Change) (Standard) | £765 | £819 |
| Variation (Substantial Change) (To implement an Upgrading Plan) | £115 | £123 |
| Variation (Substantial Change) (Waste Oil (or Petrol Stations) | £75 | £80 |
Process Guidance Notes
The Department has published Process Guidance Notes (PG's) for each particular prescribed process which operators are strongly advised to obtain.
The following is a list of some of the Process Guidance Notes available. Please note this list is not exhaustive.
NIPG 3/1 Blending, Packing, Loading and Use of Bulk Cement
NIPG 3/5 Coal, Coke, Coal Product and Petroleum Coke Processes
NIPG 6/26 Animal Feed Compounding Processes
NIPG 6/2 Manufacture of timber and Wood-based Products
NIPG 1/12 Combustion of Fuel Manufactured from or Comprised of Solid
Waste in Appliances Between 0.4 and 3 MW Net Rated Thermal Input
NIPG 1/14 Unloading of Petrol into Storage at Service Stations
NIPG 6/34 Re-spraying of Road Vehicles.
Apply on line
Public Register
District Councils are required to maintain a Public Register of information relating to prescribed processes in their area, which have been authorised. This register is available for viewing at:
Environmental Health Department
Cookstown District Council
Council Offices
Burn Road
COOKSTOWN
Tel: 028 867 62205
