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(1) The provisions of articles 23 and 30(1) of the Criminal

Code shall, apply to proceedings, in respect of mutatis mutandis, offences against these regulations, so however that the disqualification from holding or obtaining a license, permit or authority shall in no case be for less than one year.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of article 370 of the Criminal Code, proceedings for an offence against these regulations shall be taken before the Court of Magistrates (Malta) or the Court of Magistrates (Gozo), as the case may be, and shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Code regulating the procedure before the said courts as courts of criminal judicature.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Criminal Code, the

Attorney General shall always have a right of appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal from any judgment given by the Court of Magistrates (Malta) or the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) in respect of proceedings for any offence against these regulations. SCHEDULE I

EMISSION LIMIT VALUES FOR SOLID FUELS -3 limit values expressed in mg.Nm (at an oxygen content of 6%) to be ‘new’ and ‘existing’ plants pursuant to regulation 3(1) and regulation

Emission Limit values for SO 2 Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH -3 < 100 MW 2000 Mg SO .Nm TH 2 -3 < 500MW calculated using the equation: ELV(mg SO .Nm ) = -TH TH 2 4P + 2400 TH 400mg SO .Nm-3 TH 2 1 below

Figure 1: Emission Limit Values for SO at 6% O . 2 2 Emission limit values for NO measured as NO . X 2 Thermal Input (P ) Emission Limit Value Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH

(ELV) as from 01 January 2016 -3 -3 P < 100 MW 600 mg NO .Nm 600 mg NO .Nm TH TH 2 2 500MW 500 mg NO .Nm-3 200 mg NO .Nm-3 TH 2 2 Emission limit values for dust.

Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH -3 100 mg dust .Nm TH 50 mg dust .Nm-3 (1) TH -3 of 100 mg dust.Nm may be applied to plants permitted pursuant to with a rated thermal input greater or equal to 500 MW burning solid fuel TH -1 content less than 5800 kJ.kg (net heat value), a moisture content greater than a combined moisture and ash content greater than 60% and a calcium oxide than 10%. SCHEDULE II

EMISSION LIMIT VALUES FOR SOLID FUELS -3 Emission limit values expressed in mg.Nm (at an oxygen content applied by ‘new’ plants pursuant to regulations 3(2): A. Emission Limit values for SO . 2 Type of Fuel 50 MW TH TH TH TH TH MW MW TH TH -3 -3 Biomass 200 mg SO .Nm 200 mg SO .Nm 200 mg 2 2 General case 850 mg SO .Nm-3 200 mg SO .Nm-3 200 mg 2 2 B. Emission Limit values for NO . X Type of Fuel 50 MW TH TH TH TH TH MW MW TH TH -3 -3 Biomass 400 mg NO .Nm 300 mg NO .Nm 200 mg 2 2 General case 400 mg NO .Nm-3 200 mg NO .Nm-3 200 mg 2 2 Where PTH is the rated thermal input of the combustion plant in MWTH. C. Emission Limit values for dust.

Rated Thermal Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH 50 > P > 100 MW 50 mg dust .Nm-3 TH TH -3 P > 100 MW 30 mg dust .Nm TH TH SCHEDULE III

EMISSION LIMIT VALUES FOR LIQUID FUELS -3 limit values expressed in mg.Nm (at an oxygen content of 3%) to be ‘new’ and ‘existing’ plants pursuant to regulation 3(1) and regulation

Emission Limit values for SO 2 Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH -3 < 300 MW 1700 Mg SO .Nm TH 2 -3 < 500MW calculated using the equation: ELV(mg SO .Nm ) = -TH TH 2 6.5P + 3650 TH 400mg SO .Nm-3 TH 2 2 below

Figure 2: Emission Limit Values for SO at 3% O . 2 2 Emission limit values for NO measured as NO . X 2 Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH < 500 MW 450 mg NO .Nm-3 TH 2 -3 400mg NO .Nm TH 2 Emission limit values for dust.

Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH 50 mg dust .Nm-3 SCHEDULE IV

EMISSION LIMIT VALUES FOR LIQUID FUELS -3 Emission limit values expressed in mg.Nm (at an oxygen content applied by ‘new’ and ‘existing’ plants pursuant to regulation 3(2). A. Emission Limit values for SO . 2 Rated Thermal Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH -3 50MW 300MW 200mg SO .Nm TH TH 2 B. Emission Limit values for NO . X Rated Thermal Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH 50MW 300MW 200mg NO .Nm TH TH 2 C. Emission Limit values for dust. Rated Thermal Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH -3 50 > P < 100 MW 50 mg dust .Nm TH TH -3 P > 100 MW 30 mg dust .Nm TH TH Where P is the rated thermal input of the combustion plant in MW TH SCHEDULE V

EMISSION LIMIT VALUES FOR GASEOUS FUELS -3 limit values expressed in mg.Nm (at an oxygen content of 3%) to be ‘new’ plants pursuant to regulation 3(1) and regulation 4(1). Emission Limit values for SO . 2 Emission Limit Value (ELV) -3 in general 35 mg SO .Nm 2 5 mg SO .Nm-3 2 -3 fic gases from 800mg SO .Nm 2 refinery residues, blast furnace gas -3 gasification of coal 35 mg SO .Nm 2 Emission Limit values for NO . X Input (P ) Emission Limit Value (ELV) TH -3 < 500 MW 300 mg NO .Nm TH 2 -3 200mg NO .Nm TH 2 Emission Limit values for dust. Emission Limit Value (ELV) -3 5 mg dust .Nm -3 furnace gas 10 mg dust .Nm produced by the steel 50 mg dust .Nm-3 which can be used

SCHEDULE VI

EMISSION LIMIT VALUES FOR GASEOUS FUELS -3 Emission limit values expressed in mg.Nm (at an oxygen content applied by ‘new’ plants pursuant to regulation 3(2). A. Emission Limit values for SO . 2 Type of Fuel Emission Limit Value (ELV) -3 Gaseous fuels in general 35 mg SO .Nm 2 Liquefied gas 5 mg SO .Nm-3 2 -3 Low calorific gases from coke 400mg SO .Nm 2 oven -3 Low calorific gases from blast 200 mg SO .Nm 2 furnaces

B. Emission Limit values for NO . X Type of Fuel 50MW < P < 300 MW P TH TH TH TH -3 Natural gas (naturally occurring 150 mg NO .Nm 100 mg 2 methane with no more than 20% by volume of inerts and other constituents) -3 Other gases 200 mg NO .Nm 200 mg 2 Where P is the rated thermal input of the combustion plant in MW TH C. Emission Limit values for dust.

Type of Fuel Emission Limit Value (ELV) -3 As a rule 5 mg dust .Nm For blast furnace gas 10 mg dust .Nm-3 -3 For gases produced by the steel 30 mg dust .Nm industry which can be used elsewhere SCHEDULE VII

EMISSION LIMIT VALUES FOR GAS TURBINES -3 limit values are expressed in mg.m (at an oxygen content of 15%) to be single gas turbine unit pursuant to regulation. The limit values apply 70% of the load.

Emission Limit Value (ELV) (naturally occurring methane with not more 50 mg NO .Nm-3 (1) 2 volume) of inerts and other constituents) -3 (emission limit value applies to gas turbines 120 mg NO .Nm 2 middle distillates) -3 other than natural gas 120 mg NO .Nm 2

NO2.Nm-3 in the following cases: gas turbines used in combined heat and power systems having an overall efficiency greater than 75%; gas turbines used in combined cycle plants having an annual overall electrical efficiency greater than 55%; and gas turbines for mechanical drives. turbines not falling into any of the above categories, but having an efficiency 35% (determined at ISO base load conditions), the emission limit value shall be is the gas turbine efficiency expressed as a percentage (and at ISO base load for emergency use that operate less than 500hrs per year are excluded from values. The operator of such plants is required to submit each year to the authority a record of such used time. SCHEDULE VIII

DEROGATIONS AS PER REGUALTION 9(5) AND (6) Notification of a temporary derogation from compliance with Large Combustion Plants Emission Limit Values. In view of the written request by [person submitting the request] [operator], dated [date], I [Name of Director], in my capacity Environment Protection have examined all the information handed together with the above mentioned request and have decided derogation from [type of derogation to be applied to plant] for the plant] operated by [name of operator] having its registered address address of the operator] and subject to the IPPC Permit [IPPC permit on the [date of issue of the permit] for a period not exceeding [time]. This derogation is subject to the following conditions:

[Signature] [Name, SURNAME]

Director of Environment Protection Attached a copy of the request for derogation and technical information the case. SCHEDULE IX

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AUTOMATED MEASURING SYSTEMS AND FOR THE VALIDATION OF RESULTS

of the 95% confidence interval of a single measured result shall not following percentages of the emission limit values:

dioxide 20% oxides 20% 30%

validated hourly and daily mean values shall be determined from the hourly average values after having subtracted the value of the confidence specified above. which more than three hourly average values are invalid due to the automated measuring system shall be invalidated. If more than 10 invalidated for such situations, the competent authority shall require to take adequate measures to improve the reliability of the automated system.

SCHEDULE X INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED WITH THE EMISSIONS INVENTORY

inventories prepared by the operator under regulation 17, shall include information:

of the Installation; of the combustion plant; -1 Burn for the combustion plant (Mg.yr ) -1 Value of the fuel fired by the combustion plant (GJ.Mg ) -1 annual load of sulphur dioxide for the combustion plant (Mg.yr ). -1 annual load of nitrogen oxides for the combustion plant (Mg.yr ). -1 annual load of dust for the combustion plant (Mg.yr ). pollutant loads shall be calculated as follows:

d=365 avg ( )  WGF  [P] [for leap years d=366] d d

3 daily waste gas flow rate in Nm

-3 the daily average concentration of the pollutant in mg.Nm .

SCHEDULE XI

INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED WITH THE OPERATING Reports on combustion plants operating time prepared by the operator regulation 17, shall include the following information: 1 Name of the Installation; 2 Name of the combustion plant;

3 T , the total combustion plant operating time (hr); O 4 T , the remaining combustion plant operating time (hr); R Where:

T = 20000 – T R O

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