S.I. No. 374/1997 - Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992 (Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Resulting From Petrol Storage and Distribution) Regulations, 1997

1. Displacement vapours from the mobile container being loaded must be returned through a vapour tight connection line to a vapour-recovery unit for regeneration at the terminal.

This provision does not apply to top-loading tankers where a top-loading system is permitted.

At terminals which load petrol onto vessels, a vapour incineration unit may be substituted for a vapour-recovery unit if vapour-recovery is unsafe or technically impossible because of the volume of return vapour. The requirements concerning atmospheric emissions from the vapour-recovery unit shall also apply to the vapour incineration unit.

At terminals with a throughput of less than 25,000 tonnes per year, intermediate storage of vapours may be substituted for immediate vapour-recovery at the terminal.

2. The mean concentration of vapours in the exhaust from the vapour-recovery unit corrected for dilution during treatment must not exceed 35 g/normal cubic metre (Nm

3

) for any one hour.

Measurements must be made over the course of one fall working day (seven hours minimum) of normal throughput.

Measurements may be continuous or discontinuous. If discontinuous measurements are employed, at least four measurements per hour must be made.

The overall measurement error due to the equipment used, the calibration gas and the procedure used must not exceed 10% of the measured value.

The equipment used must be capable of measuring concentrations at least as low as 3g/Nm

3

.

The precision must be at least 95% of the measured value.

3. The competent authority shall ensure that the connection lines and pipe installations are checked regularly for leaks.

4. Competent authorities shall ensure that loading operations are shut down at the gantry in the case of a leak of vapour. Equipment for such shutdown operations must be installed at the gantry.

5. Where top-loading of mobile containers is permitted, the outlet of the loading arm must be kept near the bottom of the mobile container, in order to avoid splash loading.

SIXTH SCHEDULE

REQUIREMENTS FOR LOADING AND STORAGE AT TERMINALS AND SERVICE STATIONS WHERE THE INTERMEDIATE STORAGE OF VAPOURS IS CARRIED OUT

Vapours displaced by the delivery of petrol into storage installations at terminals and into storage tanks at service stations and in fixed roof tanks used for the intermediate storage of vapours must be returned through a vapour-tight connection line to the mobile container delivering the petrol.

Loading operations may not take place unless these arrangements are in place and properly functioning.

SEVENTH SCHEDULE

SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOTTOM-LOADING, VAPOUR COLLECTION AND OVERFILL PROTECTION OF EUROPEAN ROAD TANKERS

1.

Couplings

1.1 The liquid coupler on the loading arm must be a female coupler which must mate with a 4 inch API (101.6mm) male adapter located on the vehicle as defined by

API Recommended Practice 1004

Seventh Edition, November, 1988.

Bottom loading and vapour-recovery for MC-306 tank motor vehicles (Section 2.1.1.1 - Type of adapter used for bottom loading).

1.2 The vapour-collection coupler on the loading-gantry vapour-collection hose must be a cam-and-groove female coupler which must mate with a 4 inch (101.6mm) cam-and-groove male adapter located on the vehicle as defined by

API Recommended Practice 1004

Seventh Edition, November, 1988.

Bottom loading and vapour-recovery for MC-306 tank motor vehicles (Section 4.1.1.2 -Vapour-recovery adapter).

2.

Loading Conditions

2.1 The normal liquid-loading rate must be 2,300 litres per minute (maximum 2,500 litres per minute) per loading arm.

2.2 When the terminal is operating at peak demand, its loading gantry vapour collection system, including the vapour-recovery unit, is allowed to generate a maximum counter-pressure of 55 millibar on the vehicle side of the vapour-collection adapter.

2.3 All approved bottom-loading vehicles will carry an identification plate which Specifies the maximum permitted number of loading arms which must be operated simultaneously whilst ensuring that no vapours are released via the compartment P and V valves, when the maximum plant back pressure is 55 millibar as specified in 2.2.

3

Connection of vehicle earth/overfill detection

The loading gantry must be equipped with an overtime detection control unit which, when connected to the vehicle, must provide a failsafe permission signal to enable loading, providing no compartment-overfill sensors detect a high level.

3.1 The vehicle must be connected to the control unit on the gantry via a 10-pin industry standard electrical connector. The male connector must be mounted on the vehicle and the female connector must be attached to a flying lead connected to the gantry-mounted control unit.

3.2 The high level detectors on the vehicle must be either 2-wire thermistor sensors, 2-wire optical sensors, 5-wire optical sensors or a compatible equivalent, provided the system is failsafe. Thermistors must have a negative temperature coefficient.

3.3 The gantry control unit must be suitable for both 2-wire and 5-wire vehicle systems.

3.4 The vehicle must be bonded to the gantry via the common return wire of the overfill sensors, which must be connected to pin 10 on the male connector via the vehicle chassis. Pin 10 on the female connector must be connected to the control unit enclosure which must be connected to the gantry earth.

3.5. All approved bottom-loading vehicles must carry an identification plate (see 2.30 which specifies the type of overfill-detection sensors installed (i.e. 2—wire or 5-wire).

4.

Location of the connections

4.1 The design of the liquid-loading and vapour collection facilities on the loading gantry must be based on the following vehicle-connection envelope.

4.1.1 The height of the centre line of the liquid adapters must be; maximum 1.4 metres (unladen); minimum 0.5 metres (laden), the preferred height being 0.7 to 1.0 metres.

4.1.2 The horizontal spacing of the adapters must be not less than 0.25 metres (preferred maximum spacing is 0.3 metres).

4.1.3 All liquid adapters must be located within an envelope not exceeding 2.5 metres in height.

4.1.4 The vapour-collection adapter should be located preferably to the right of the liquid adapters and at a height not exceeding 1.5 metres (unladen) and not less than 0.5 metres (laden).

4.2 The earth/overfill connector must be located to the right of the liquid and vapour-collection adapters and at a height not exceeding 1.5 metres (unladen) and not less than 0.5 metres (laden).

4.3 The above connections must be located on one side of the vehicle only.

5.

Safety interlocks

5.1. Earth/Overfill detection

Loading must not be permitted unless a permissive signal is provided by the combined earth/overfill control unit.

In the event titan overfill condition or a loss of vehicle earth, the control unit on the gantry must close the gantry-loading control valve.

5.2. Vapour-collection detection

Loading must not be permitted unless the vapour-collection hose has been connected to the vehicle and there is a free passage for the displaced vapours to flow from the vehicle into the plant vapour-collection system.

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government

this 10th, day of September, 1997

Noel Dempsey

Minister for the Environment

and Local Government

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations transpose elements of Directive 94/63/EC into Irish law to introduce controls on volatile organic compound emissions resulting from petrol storage and distribution at terminals. The Regulations provide for the operation of a system of permits by the Environmental Protection Agency. Other provisions of Directive 94/63/EC are transposed by the

AIR POLLUTION ACT, 1987

(PETROLEUM VAPOUR EMISSIONS) REGULATIONS, 1997. (

S.I. No. 375 of 1997

)

6. Permit for storage installations ( ) or loading/unloading equipment ( ) or both( ) (Tick as appropriate)

7. Type and frequency of Measurement and analysis methods (see conditions below also)

8. Type and frequency of inspection of connection lines and pipe installations for leaks (see conditions below also)

9. Equipment and procedures to ensure the shut down of loading operations for the purposes of meeting the requirements of the Directive (see conditions below also)

10. Fee Paid in fall (£5,000))(Tick yes/no)

The Environmental Protection Agency,----------------------, being the competent authority for the purposes of the

Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992

(Control of volatile organic compound emissions resulting from petrol storage and distribution) Regulations, 1997 hereby declares that the above application for the issue of a permit has been duly considered and that, subject to the conditions listed hereunder, a permit is hereby granted to --------------------------with regard to the terminal located at -------------------------for a period of---------------------- until -----------------------subject to the conditions set out below.

Conditions

0) No conditions imposed (tick if appropriate)

1)

2)

3)

Date of issue of permit

Seal of the Agency to be affixed here

THIRD SCHEDULE

REGISTER OF PERMITS

11. State shut down procedures for loading operations

12. State mean vapour concentration in vapour-recovery unit exhaust (to be not greater than 3 5g/Nm

3

)

13. State that requirements of the

Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992

(Control of volatile organic compound emissions resulting from petrol storage and distribution) Regulations, 1997 are being satisfactorily met and give brief details

14. Full fee attached (£ 5,000)

15. Copy of newspaper notice

16. Copy of the text of site notice

17. Original and five copies of application attached (tick yes/no)

Declaration

I, ------------------------, hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief the above particulars are true and that the requirements of the

Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992

(Control of volatile organic compound emissions resulting from petrol storage and distribution) Regulations, 1997 in relation to the above named terminal have been complied with.

Date of Application

For EPA Use

Date of receipt

Seal of the Agency

SECOND SCHEDULE

Permit for the satisfactory design, operation and maintenance of storage installations and/or loading and unloading equipment at a terminal granted in compliance with the

Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992

(Control of volatile organic compound emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution) Regulations, 1997.

18. (1) The Agency shall make the documents or other items specified in sub-article (2) available for public inspection during office hours, other than such information contained in the application and other documents or items submitted in accordance with sub-article (2) as the Agency may determine, at the headquarters of the Agency from as soon as may be after receipt of the documents or other items until one month after the date on which the proposed decision is given.

(2) The following are specified for the purposes of sub-article (1)—

(

a

) an application,

(

b

) such other notices as are given by the Agency under these regulations in respect of the application,

(

c

) such information, particulars, plans, drawings, maps, evidence, notices, objections, submissions, views or observations as were received or obtained by the Agency from the applicant or permit holder, as appropriate, or from any other person in accordance with these Regulations in respect of the application,

(

d

) any written submissions received by the Agency upon the application,

(

e

) copy of the proposed decision.

(3) Copies of the documents or other items specified in sub-article (2) shall be available during office hours for such charge, if any, as the Agency may fix not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, from the time of receipt of

same by the Agency.

PART V

19. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-article (2) any person may make an objection, in writing, to the Agency's proposed decision on an application, within one month commencing on the date of the notification by the Agency of the proposed decision.

(2) An objection, under sub-article (1) shall—

(

a

) be made in writing,

(

b

) state the name and address of the objector,

(

c

) state the reference number of the application in the register of permits established under article 13 and the subject matter of the objection,

(

d

) state the grounds for the objection and the reasons, considerations and arguments on which they are based, and

(

e

) be accompanied by a fee of £200

(3) Without prejudice to article 21 an objector shall not be entitled to elaborate in writing upon, or make further submissions in writing in relation to, the grounds for the objection stated in the objection or to submit further grounds of objection and any such elaboration, submission, or further grounds for the objection that is or are received by the Agency shall not be considered by it.

(4) An objection shall be accompanied by such documents, particulars or other information relating to the objection as the objector considers necessary or appropriate.

(5) An objection shall be made -

(

a

) by sending the objection by prepaid post to the headquarters of the Agency, or

(

b

) by leaving the objection with an employee of the Agency at the headquarters of the Agency during office hours.

(6) The Agency shall as soon as may be after receipt of an objection acknowledge such receipt.

(7) Where no objection is made under this article the Agency shall be bound by its proposed decision to grant, with or without conditions, or to refuse to grant, a permit and shall confirm its proposed decision as its final decision.

20. (1) The Agency shall, as soon as may be after receipt of an objection, give a copy thereof to each party to the objection.

(2) Each other party to the objection may make submissions in writing to the Agency in relation to the objection within a period of one month beginning on the day on which a copy of the objection is sent to that party by the Agency.

(3) Any submissions received by the Agency after the expiration of the period mentioned in sub-article (2) shall not be considered by the Agency.

(4) Where no submissions have been received from a party to an objection within the period mentioned in sub-article (2), the Agency may without further notice to that party consider the objection.

(5) Without prejudice to article 21, a party to the objection shall not be entitled to elaborate in writing upon any submissions made in accordance with sub-article (2) or make any further submissions in writing in relation to the objection and any such elaboration or submission that its received by the Agency shall not be considered by it.

21. Where the Agency is of the opinion that, in the particular circumstances of an objection, it is appropriate in the interests of justice, to request a party to the objection to make submissions in relation to any matter which has arisen in relation to the objection, the Agency may, in its discretion, notwithstanding articles 19(3) and (5), 20(5) and 28(4), give notice under this article

(

a

) requesting that party, within a period specified in the notice (not being less than fourteen or more than twenty-eight days beginning on the date of the giving of the notice) to make to the Agency a submission in writing in relation to the matter in question, and,

(

b

) stating that, if a submission in writing is not received before the expiration of the period specified in the notice, the Agency will, after the expiration of that period and without farther notice to the party, proceed with its consideration of the objection and make a decision on the application.

22. Where the Agency is of the opinion that any document, particulars or other information is or are necessary for the purposes of enabling it to consider an objection, the Agency may give to any party to the objection a notice under this article—

(

a

) requiring that party, within a period specified in the notice (being a period of not less than fourteen or more than twenty-eight days beginning on the date of the giving of the notice) to submit to the Agency such document, particulars or other information (which document, particulars or other information shall be specified in the notice), and

(

b

) rating that, in default of compliance with the requirements of the notice, the Agency will, after the expiration of the period so specified and without further notice to the party, make a decision on the application.

23. (1) Where the Agency is of the opinion that an objection has been abandoned, it may give to the party who made the objection a notice stating that fact and requiring that party, within a period specified in the notice (being a period of not less than fourteen or more than twenty-eight days beginning on the date of the giving of the notice), to make to the Agency a submission in writing as to why the objection should not be considered as having been withdrawn.

(2) Where a notice has been given under sub-article (1), the Agency may, at any time after the expiration of the period specified in the notice, and after considering the submission, if any, made to the Agency pursuant to the notice, declare that the objection to which the notice relates shall be regarded as having been withdrawn.

24. (1) Any person who has made an objection in accordance with article 19 to a proposed decision made by the Agency may request an oral hearing by the Agency within one month commencing on the date of the notification by the Agency of the proposed decision and such request shall contain the name and address of the person, the subject matter of, and the full grounds for, the request for an oral hearing, and be accompanied by a fee of £100

(2) The Agency shall have an absolute discretion to hold, or to refuse to hold, an oral hearing. Where the Agency decides to hold an oral hearing it shall give the following persons not less than seven days notice in writing of the time and place of the oral hearing or such shorter notice as may be accepted by all parties—

(i) the applicant, or the permit holder, as appropriate,

(ii) the planning authority in whose functional area the terminal is or will be situate, and,

(iii) all those from whom objections under article 19 were received.

(3) The Agency may, at any time before the opening of an oral hearing, alter the time or place of the opening of an oral hearing and, in the event of such alteration, the Agency shall give the persons specified in sub-article (2) not less than seven days notice in writing of the new time and place or such shorter notice as may be accepted by any such persons.

25. (1) A person appointed to conduct an oral hearing shall have discretion as to the conduct of the hearing and in particular shall

(

a

) conduct the hearing without undue formality,

(

b

) permit any party to the objection, the planning authority in whose functional area the terminal is or will be situate, or such employee of the Agency as the Agency may decide, to appear in person or to be represented by another person,

(

c

) decide the order of appearance of persons to be heard.

(2) Where the Agency has given notice in accordance with article 28(2) of its intention to take into account matters 'other than those raised by the parties to the objection, the parties shall be permitted, if present, to make submissions in relation to the said matters to the person conducting the oral hearing.

(3) A person appointed by the Agency to conduct an oral hearing shall be appointed in writing by the Agency to be an authorised person for the purposes of these Regulations.

26. (1) Subject to sub-article (2), the person appointed to conduct an oral hearing may, by giving notice in that behalf in writing to any party to the objection, such employee of the Agency as the Agency may decide or the planning authority in whose functional area the terminal is or will be situate, require that party, employee or authority to attend at such time and place as is specified in the notice and to produce any documents, particulars, or other information in his/her or its possession, custody or control.

(2) The following provisions shall have effect for the purposes of sub-article (1)—

(

a

) it should not be necessary for a person to attend in compliance with a notice at a place more than ten miles from a person's ordinary place of residence unless such sum as will cover the reasonable and necessary expenses of the attendance has been paid or tendered to that person;

(

b

) the Agency shall pay or tender to any person whose attendance is required such sum as the Agency, following consultation with the person appointed to conduct the oral hearing, considers will cover the reasonable and necessary expenses of the attendance;

(

c

) any person who in compliance with a notice has attended at any place shall, save insofar as the reasonable and necessary expenses of the attendance have already been paid to that person, be paid those expenses by the Agency, and those expenses, save as aforesaid, shall, in default of being so paid, be recoverable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(3) A person to whom a notice under sub-article (1) has been given shall not refuse or wilfully neglect to attend in accordance with the notice or shall not wilfully alter, suppress, conceal or destroy any documents, particulars or other information to which the notice relates or having so attended shall not refuse or wilfully fail to produce any documents, particulars or other information to which the notice relates.

(4) A person appointed to conduct an oral hearing may require an officer of the harbour authority, local authority, sanitary authority or planning authority concerned to provide any information which that person reasonably requires for the purpose of the hearing, and it shall be the duty of the officer concerned to comply with the requirement.

27. (1) Subject to sub-articles (2) and (3), the person appointed to conduct an oral hearing may—

(

a

) adjourn or resume the oral hearing,

(

b

) having obtained the consent of the Agency, reopen the hearing, or,

(

c

) notwithstanding that any party to the objection has failed to attend a hearing, proceed with the hearing.

(2) Notice of the time and place of an oral hearing that has been adjourned indefinitely or the reopening of an oral hearing shall be given in writing by the Agency to the persons specified in article 24(2) not less than seven days before the said time or such shorter period as may be accepted by all such persons.

(3) Unless the Agency considers it expedient to do so and so directs, an oral hearing shall not be reopened after the report thereon has been made to the Agency.

(4) If, for any reason, the person appointed to conduct an oral hearing is unable or fails to conduct, or to complete the conduct of, an oral hearing or, for any reason, is unable or fails to furnish a written report on an oral hearing to the Agency, the Agency may appoint another person to conduct the oral hearing or to conduct a new oral hearing.

28. (1) The Agency may in considering an objection take into account matters other than those raised by a party to the objection.

(2) The Agency shall give notice in writing to each party to the objection of the matters that it proposes to take into account under sub-article (1) and shall indicate in that notice

(

a

) in a case where the Agency proposes to hold in oral hearing of an objection, or where an oral hearing of the objection has been concluded and is reopened in accordance with article 27(1), that submissions in relation to the said matters maybe made to the person appointed to conduct the oral hearing, or,

(

b

) in a case where the Agency does not propose to hold an oral hearing of the objection, or where an oral hearing of the objection has been concluded and the Agency does not propose to consent to the reopening of the hearing, that submissions in relation to the said matters may be made to the Agency in writing within a period specified in the notice (being a period of riot less than fourteen or more than twenty-eight days beginning on the date of the giving of the notice).

(3) Submissions as aforesaid that are received by the Agency after the expiration of the period referred to in sub-article (2)(

b

) shall not be considered by the Agency.

(4) Without prejudice to article 21, where a party to an objection makes a submission to the Agency in accordance with sub-article (2)(

b

), that party shall not be entitled to elaborate in writing upon that submission or to make further submissions in writing in relation to the matters referred to in sub-article (1) and any such elaboration or submissions that are received by the Agency shall not be considered by it.

29. (1) The Agency shall, in relation to a proposed decision made in accordance with article 16 which is the subject of an objection made pursuant to article 19, decide to

— confirm the proposed decision or,

— modify the proposed decision by the addition, revision or withdrawal of conditions or,

— refuse to grant a permit as proposed by a decision

as appropriate and not later than three months after the expiration of the objection period specified in article 19(1),

(2) Where it appears to the Agency that it would not be possible or appropriate, because of the particular circumstances of an objection, to carry out the procedures for the consideration of an objection, whether or not an oral hearing is held, within three months beginning on the day after the expiration of the objection period specified in article 19(1), the Agency shall give notice in writing to each party to the objection of the reasons why it would not be possible or appropriate, as the case may be, to do so and shall specify the date before which the Agency intends to carry out such procedures.

(3) Where a notice has been given under sub-article (2), the Agency shall take all such steps as are open to it to ensure that the procedures are carried out before the date specified in the notice.

30. (1) The Agency shall notify the applicant in writing of a decision made in accordance with article 29.

(2) The Agency shall inform each of the following in writing of a decision made in accordance with article 29.

(

a

) the planning authority in whose functional area the terminal is, or will be situate,

(

b

) any person who has made an objection under article 19, and, (c) the National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health.

(3) A notification under sub-articles (1) and (2) shall be accompanied by a copy of the decision referred to.

(4) The Agency shall, not later than the third working day following a particular week, make available a list containing details of the decisions referred to in sub-article ( I ) given by the Agency during that week.

(5) A copy of the list referred to in sub-article (4) shall, for a period of not less than one month commencing on the date on which the decision was given

(i) be displayed in, or at, the headquarters of the Agency in a position convenient for public inspection during office hours, and,

(ii) be made available for such charge, if any, not exceeding the reasonable cost of making the copy, at the headquarters of the Agency during office hours.

(6) A copy of the list referred to in sub-article (4) may, in addition to the requirements of sub-article (5), be displayed in any other place which the Agency considers appropriate or made available for such charge, if any, not exceeding the reasonable cost of making the copy, to any person, group or body likely to be interested.

(7) A copy of the list referred to in sub-article (4) or the relevant portion of such list shall, in addition to the requirements of sub-article (5), within 7 days of the date of the giving of the decision be published in a newspaper circulating in the district in which the terminal is or will be situate.

(8) A list referred to in sub-article (4) shall, in respect of each decision on an application to which it relates, indicate

(i) the reference number given to the application to which the decision applies in the register of permits established under article 13,

(ii) the name and address of the applicant,

(iii) the location, or postal address of the terminal to which the application relates,

(iv) the nature of the Directive compliance requirement under Article 5(1), (2) and (3) as appropriate,

(v) the nature of the decision, (vi) the date of the giving of the decision, (vi) where a copy of the decision may be obtained.

PART VI

31. The Agency shall be deemed to be the' competent authority for the purposes of the Directive and shall enforce the relevant provisions of the Regulations accordingly.

32. (1) The Agency may authorise in writing any person, hereinafter referred to as an "authorised person", for the purposes of examination, investigation and enforcement of these regulations.

(2) Every authorised person shall be furnished with a certificate of this authorisation and when exercising any power provided by or under these Regulations, the authorised person shall, if requested by any person affected, produce the certificate to that person.

(3) An authorised person may, in respect of any terminal or mobile container

(

a

) inspect any terminal or mobile container, and such records or such documents, as the authorised person, having regard to all the circumstances, considers necessary for the purposes of these Regulations,

(

b

) require from a carrier or a manager, such information as the authorised person, having regard to all the circumstances, considers necessary for the purposes of these Regulations.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Application for a permit for the satisfactory design, operation and maintenance of storage installations and/or loading and unloading equipment at a terminal in accordance with the

Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992

(Control of volatile organic compound emissions resulting from petrol storage and distribution) Regulations, 1997.

NOTE: THESE PARTICULARS ARE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MAKING OF AN APPLICATION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE REQUESTED FROM THE APPLICANT AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO THE MAKING OF A DECISION ON THE APPLICATION UNDER THESE REGULATIONS.

S.I. No. 374 of 1997.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACT, 1992 (CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSIONS RESULTING FROM PETROL STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION) REGULATIONS, 1997

INDEX

PART I

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL

1.

Citation

2.

Commencement

3.

References

4.

Definitions

PART II

DUTIES OF VARIOUS PERSONS

5.

Duty of permit holder under the Directive compliance dates

6.

Duty to apply for a permit

7.

Duty of a carrier and permit holder obligations thereto

PART III

APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT

8.

Granting of permit by Agency duration, form, requirements

9.

Notice of intention to apply newspaper and site notices

10.

Making an application and Agency reviews

11.

Fees for making an application

12.

Procedure on receipt of an application notice to certain bodies

13.

Establishment of a register of applications/permits

PART IV

CONSIDERATION OF APPLICATIONS

14.

Making of submissions on an application

15.

Withdrawal of an application

16.

Decisions on an application

17.

Notice and publication of proposed decisions

18.

Availability of documents

PART V

OBJECTIONS

19.

Form and content of an objection

20.

Circulation of objections

21.

Power of the Agency to request submissions by objectors

22.

Power of the Agency to request submission of documents, particulars or information by an objector.

23.

Withdrawal of objections

24.

Notification of oral hearings

25

Procedure at oral hearings

26.

Power to require attendance at oral hearings

27.

Adjournment or reopening of oral hearings

28.

Other matters may be taken into account by the Agency

29.

Decision by Agency on objections

30.

Notice and publication of decisions on objections

PART VI

ENFORCEMENT, OFFENCES, PROSECUTIONS

31.

Agency empowered to be competent authority

32.

Authorised persons

FIRST SCHEDULE - FORM OF APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT

SECOND SCHEDULE - FORM OF PERMIT

THIRD SCHEDULE - FORM OF REGISTER OF PERMITS

FOURTH SCHEDULE - REQUIREMENTS FOR STORAGE INSTALLATIONS AT TERMINALS

FIFTH SCHEDULE - REQUIREMENTS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING INSTALLATIONS AT TERMINALS

SIXTH SCHEDULE - REQUIREMENTS FOR LOADING AND STORAGE AT TERMINALS AND SERVICE STATIONS WHERE THE INTERMEDIATE STORAGE OF VAPOURS IS CARRIED OUT

SEVENTH SCHEDULE - SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOTTOM LOADING, VAPOUR COLLECTION AND OVERFILL PROTECTION OF EUROPEAN ROAD TANKERS

S.I. No. 374 of 1997.

Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992

(Control of volatile organic compound emissions resulting from petrol storage and distribution) Regulations, 1997.

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

Sections 6

,

11

,

13

and

53

of the

Environmental Protection Agency Act, 1992

(No. 7 of 1992) and for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of Directive 94/63/EC

(1)

on the control of volatile organic compound emissions resulting from the storage of petrol and its distribution between terminals or from terminals to service stations, hereby makes the following Regulations.

(1)

O. J. NO L 365/24 of 31 December 1994

PART I