17Authorised burning—incinerators and flares

17 Authorised burning—incinerators and flares

17 Authorised burning—incinerators and flares

(1) Burning matter is authorised for the purposes of this Division if the burning is carried out—

(a) in an incinerator subject to an environment protection licence and the burning is authorised by the licence, or

(b) in an incinerator—

(i) equipped with a primary and secondary furnace, and

(ii) designed, maintained and operated in a way that ensures the maintenance of appropriate temperatures for the complete combustion of anything that the incinerator is designed to burn and prevents the escape of sparks or other burning material, and

(iii) equipped with suitable equipment that is designed, maintained and operated for the purposes of controlling air impurities in the exhaust gas once the incineration process has been completed, and

(iv) not installed in a residential building comprising home units, flats or apartments.

(2) Burning air impurities is authorised for the purposes of this Division if the burning is carried out by the process known as flaring with a flare designed, maintained and operated to prevent or minimise air pollution.

Note—

See section 67 for an operating requirement for flares.