S.L. 549.78 ст. 11Limit value for emissions from plantsoperatingfor a limited time. L.N. 172 of 2010. L.N. 234 of 2002.

(1) Combustion plants within the scope of these regulations may be exempt from compliance with the limit values referred to in regulation 4 if the operator of these plants undertakes in a written declaration submitted to the competent authority by 01 October 2014, not to operate the plant for more than 17,500 hours, starting from the 01 January 2016 and ending no later than 31 December 2023.

(2) The operator shall forward to the competent authority the information listed in Schedule XV together with the number of operating hours since January 2016 using the equation in the same Schedule.

(3) Combustion plants made up of more than one combustion unit shall be considered to be in operation when any part of them operates, irrespective of the load factor.

(4) Combustion plants under the derogation in sub-regulation

(1) shall at least comply with the limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust set out in the permit applicable on the 31 December 2015 issued in compliance with the requirements of the Large Combustion Plants Regulations, and the Integrated Pollution

Prevention and Control Regulations.

(5) If the combustion plant within the scope of sub-regulation

(1) accounts for at least 35% of the electricity supply in Malta in 06 January 2011, and is incapable due to its technical characteristics to comply with the limit values in regulation 4, then the operating hours referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be extended to 18,000 hours to be used from the 01 January 2020 and to be used up by no later than 31 December 2023. In this case the operator shall submit the written declaration to the competent authority by 01 October 2019 and shall start reporting the number of operating hours used up since 01 January 2020.