54 tal-2009 - Regolamenti tal-2009 dwar il-Kontroll ta’ l-Emissjonijiet tal-Komposti Organiċi Volatili - KOV (Ħażna u Distribuzzjoni ta’ Petrol mit-Terminals lejn Stazzjonijiet tal-Petrol)

L.N. 54 of 2009

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT

(CAP. 435)

Control of Volatile Organic Compound-VOC Emissions

(Storage and Distribution of Petrol from Terminals to Service

Stations) Regulations, 2009

BY virtue of the powers conferred by articles 3, 9 and 28 of

the Environment Protection Act, the Prime Minister has made the

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the Control of Volatile

Organic Compound-VOC Emissions (Storage and Distribution of

Petrol from Terminals to Service Stations) Regulations, 2009.

(1) For the purpose of these regulations and unless the

context otherwise requires:-

“approved auditor” means an auditor which has been

approved by the Competent Authorities and by the Malta

Standards Authority, who holds a warrant to practice the

profession of an engineer under the Engineering Profession

Act or the equivalent professional qualification as provided

under the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications Act, who

has suitable training, sufficient knowledge and experience

and capability as approved by the competent Authorities to

certify that terminals, service stations and road tankers are

compliant with the standards set by the relevant technical

Schedules of these regulations, and who is duly registered with

the joint competent authorities;

“existing petrol storage installations, loading installations,

service stations and mobile containers” means such installations,

service stations and mobile containers which were granted

development planning consent before the 30 June 2012;

“gantry” means any structure at a terminal at which petrol

can be loaded on to a single road tanker at any one time;

“hydrocarbon capture efficiency” means the fraction of

petrol vapour captured by the Stage II petrol vapour recovery

system compared to the amount of petrol vapour that would

otherwise be emitted to the atmosphere in the absence of such

a system and expressed as a percentage;

“intermediate storage of vapours” means the intermediate

storage of vapours in a fixed roof tank at a terminal for later

transfer to and recovery at another terminal. The transfer of

vapours from one storage installation to another at a terminal

shall not be considered as intermediate storage of vapour within

the meaning of these regulations;

“loading installation” means any facility at a terminal at

which petrol can be loaded onto mobile containers. Loading

installations for road tankers shall comprise one or more

‘gantries’;

“mobile container” means any tank transported by road,

rail or waterways used for the transfer of petrol from one

terminal to another or from terminal to a service station;

“new petrol storage installations, loading installations,

service stations and mobile containers” means such installations,

service stations and mobile containers which were granted

development planning consent after the 30 June 2012;

“petrol” means any petroleum derivative, with or without

additives, having a Reid Vapour Pressure (RVP) of 27.6

kilopascals or more, which is intended for use as a fuel for

motor vehicles with the exception of liquefied petroleum gas

(LPG);

“Stage II petrol vapour recovery system” means equipment

aimed at recovering the petrol vapour displaced from the fuel

tank of a motor vehicle during refilling at a service station and

which transfers petrol to an underground storage tank at the

service station or back to the petrol dispenser for resale;

“storage installation” means any stationary tank at a

terminal used for the storage of petrol;

“target reference value” means the guideline given for

the overall assessment of the adequacy of technical measures

in the Schedules and is not a limit value against which the

performance of individual installations, terminals and service

stations will be measured;

“terminal” means any facility which is used for the storage

and loading of petrol onto road tankers, rail tankers, or vessels,

including all storage installations on the site of the facility;

“the competent authority” means the Environment

Protection Directorate within the Malta Environment and

Planning Authority;

“throughput” means the largest total annual quantity of

petrol loaded from a storage installation at a terminal or from

a mobile containers into a service station during the three

preceding years;

“vapour recovery unit” means equipment for the recovery

of petrol from vapours including any buffer systems at a

terminal;

“vapour” means any gaseous compound which evaporates

from petrol;

“vapour/petrol ratio” means the ratio between the volume

at atmospheric pressure of petrol vapour passing through the

Stage II petrol vapour recovery system and the volume of

petrol dispensed;

“vessel” means an inland waterway vessel as defined in

Chapter 1 of Council Directive 82/714/EEC of 04th October,

1982 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway

vessels.

(2) These regulations transpose European Parliament

and Council Directive 94/63/EC of 20 December 1994 on the

control of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions resulting

from the storage of petrol and its distribution from terminals to

service stations.

(3) These regulations apply to the operations,

installations, vehicles and vessels used for storage, loading and

transport of petrol from one terminal to another or from a terminal

to a service station.

(1) The operator shall communicate to the Competent

Authority the information listed in Schedule I, part A.

(2) Terminals shall not be allowed to store, load and

unload petrol in Malta, unless they are in possession of a permit

from the Competent Authority.

(3) The Competent Authority shall not grant a permit

to store, load and unload petrol unless an approved auditor certifies

(a) the storage installations at these terminals operate

in accordance with the technical provisions of Schedule IV, in

order to reduce the total annual loss of petrol from the storage

installations of the terminal to below the target reference value

of 0.01% mass by mass (m/m) of the throughput.

(b) loading and unloading equipment at terminals is

designed and operated according to the technical provisions

of Schedule V, in order to reduce the total annual loss of petrol

resulting from loading and unloading of mobile containers at

terminals to below the target reference value of 0.005% mass

by mass (m/m) of the throughput.

(c) all road tanker loading gantries at the terminal meet

the technical provisions of Schedule VIII.

(3) In order to calculate the mass of petrol lost from

the storage installation at the terminal the procedure outlined by

Schedule II part C shall be used.

(4) In order to calculate the mass of petrol lost from

the loading and unloading of mobile containers at the terminal the

procedure outlined by the relevant parts of Schedule II part B shall

be used and wherever relevant reference shall be made to Schedule

(5) Sub-regulations (3)(b) and (c) are not applicable to

existing terminals with a throughput less than 10,000 tons per year.

(6) Mobile containers shall not be loaded with petrol

at any terminal unless the containers have been registered with the

Competent Authority.

(7) The operator is required to monitor continuously

the mean concentration of vapours in the exhaust from the vapour

recovery unit according to the method established by the following

standard MSA EN 12619:2000.

(8) The concentration of VOCs (corrected for dilution

during treatment) in the exhaust from the vapour recovery unit shall

not exceed the hourly average of 35 g/Nm 3 .

(1) All the mobile containers handling petrol, including

those retrofitted for bottom loading in accordance with Schedule

VIII, shall be registered with the Competent Authority.

(2) The Competent Authority shall refuse to register

mobile containers unless an approved auditor certifies that the

mobile container is

(a) compliant with the technical provisions of Schedule

VII; and

(b) vapour tight and that the mobile container’s vacuum

or pressure valves are vapour tight.

(3) If after unloading of petrol the mobile container

is subsequently used for products other than petrol, in so far

as vapour recovery or intermediate storage of vapours is not

possible, ventilation may, after consultation with and permission

from the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, be allowed

in a geographical area where emissions are unlikely to contribute

significantly to environmental or health problems.

(4) The provisions of sub-regulation (1) shall not apply

to losses of vapours resulting from measuring options using dipsticks

in relation to

(a)

existing mobile containers; and

(b) new mobile containers which came into operation from

31 December 1995 to the 31 December 1999;

(1) The operator shall communicate to the Competent

Authority the information listed in Schedule I, part B.

(2) Service stations shall not load petrol into their

storage installations unless they have been registered with the

Competent Authority.

(3) The Competent Authority shall refuse to register

(a) all service stations unless an approved auditor

certifies that loading and storage equipment at the service

station is designed and operated in accordance with the

technical provisions of Schedule VI, part A.

This provision is designed to reduce the total annual loss

of petrol resulting from loading into storage installations at

service stations to below the target reference value of 0.01% of

the throughput mass by mass (m/m).

(b) all service stations unless an approved auditor

certifies that the service station is compliant with the technical

provisions of Schedule VI part B.

(4) The provisions of sub-regulation 3(b) shall apply

(a) ‘new’ service stations if their throughput exceeds

500 m 3 per annum;

(b) ‘new’ service stations irrespective of their throughput

if they are situated under living quarters or in working areas;

(c) ‘existing’ service stations if they have a throughput

exceeding 500m 3 and if they undergo a major refurbishment

after the 30 June 2012.

(d) ‘existing’ service stations having a throughput

exceeding 3000 m 3 by the 31 December 2020.

(5) In order to calculate the mass of petrol lost from the

storage installation at the service station the procedure outlined by

Schedule II, part A shall be used.

(6) Mobile containers shall not be allowed to unload

petrol into the storage installations at any service station unless they

have been registered with the Competent Authority.

(7) The provisions of sub-regulations (1), (3) and (5)

are not applicable to service stations with a throughput less than 100

The Malta Environment and Planning Authority shall be

responsible for the enforcement of these regulations.

Any person shall be guilty of an offence under these

regulations if:-

(a) he fails to comply with any order lawfully given in

terms of any provision of these regulations; or

(b) he contravenes any restriction, prohibition or

requirement imposed by or under these regulations; or

(c) he conspires, attempts, aids, or abets, any other

person by whatever means, including advertising, counselling

or procurement to contravene the provisions of these regulations

or to fail to comply with any such provisions, including any

order lawfully given in terms of any of the provision of these

regulations, or to contravene any restriction, prohibition or

requirement imposed by or under the said regulations.

Any person who commits an offence against these

regulations shall, on conviction, be liable:-

(a) on a first conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than

one thousand two hundred euro (€1,200) but not exceeding

two thousand three hundred euro (€2,300);

(b) on a second or subsequent convictions, to a fine

(multa) of not less than two thousand three hundred euro

(€2,300), but not exceeding eleven thousand six hundred euro

(€11,600) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two

years, or to both such fine and imprisonment

Provided that whenever any person is found guilty of

committing an offence under these regulations by means of

a vehicle, the owner of the said vehicle, where applicable, is

held liable in the same manner and degree

Provided further that the court shall order any person

who has been found guilty of committing an offence against

these regulations to pay for the expenses incurred by the public

entities and, or other persons acting on their behalf involved

in the implementation of these regulations and restitution of

the environment as a result of the said offence, the revocation

of any permit issued by the Competent Authority and the

confiscation of the corpus delicti.

(1) The provisions of article 23 and subarticle (1) of

article 30 of the Criminal Code shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to

proceedings, in respect of offences against these regulations, so

that the disqualification from holding or obtain a licence, 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 judgement given by the Court of

Magistrates (Malta) or the Court of Magistrates (Gozo) in respect of

proceedings for any offence against these regulations.

The Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions

2001. (Storage and Distribution of Petrol from Terminals to Service

Stations) Regulations, 2001 are hereby repealed.

6 kilopascal jew aktar, li huwa ntiż biex jintuża bħala fuel

għall-vetturi bil-mutur, bl-eċċezzjoni tal-gass tal-petroleum

likwefatt (GPL);

“proporzjon ta’ fwar/petrol” tfisser il-proporzjon bejn il-

volum ta’ fwar tal-petrol taħt pressjoni atmosferika li jgħaddi

mis-sistema għall-irkupru tal-fwar tal-petrol tat-tip Fażi II, u

tqassam;

“sistema għall-irkupru tal-fwar tal-petrol tat-tip Fażi

II” tfisser tagħmir immirat għall-irkupru tal-fwar tal-petrol li

jiċċaqlaq mit-tank tal-petrol ta’ vettura waqt li tkun qed timtela

bil-petrol fi stazzjon tal-petrol u li jittrasferixxi dan il-petrol

f’xi tank tal-ħżin taħt l-art jew inkella lura fid-distributur tal-

petrol sabiex jerġa’ jinbiegħ;

“stazzjon tal-petrol eżisteni” tfisser kull installazzjoni

minn fejn il-petrol jitgħabba mill-imħażen għal ġewwa it-

tankijiet tal-fuel tal-vetturi kollha li għandhom magna u li jkun

ingħata permess tal-ippjanar qabel it-30 ta’ Ġunju 2012;

“stazzjon tal-petrol ġdid” tfisser kull installazzjoni minn

fejn il-petrol jitgħabba mill-imħażen għal ġewwa it-tankijiet

tal-fuel tal-vetturi kollha li għandhom magna u li jkun ingħata

permess tal-ippjanar wara t-30 ta’ Ġunju 2012;

“terminal” tfisser kull faċilità li tintuża għall-ħażna u

t-tagħbija tal-petrol ġot-tankers tat-triq, dawk ferrovjarji, jew

bastimenti li jinkludi kull maħżen li jinsab fis-sit tal-faċilità;

“tagħmir għall-irkupru tal-fwar” tfisser tagħmir li jiġbor

il-petrol mill fwar inkluż kull sistema ta’ buffer reservoir

f’terminal;

“tagħmir ta’ tagħbija” tfisser kull tagħmir f’terminal

li jintuża sabiex il-petrol jitgħabba fil-containers mobbli.

Tagħmir ta’ tagħbija għat-tankers tat-triq jinkludi ukoll wieħed

jew aktar minn gantry wieħed;

“valur ta’riferenza prospettiv” tfisser linja gwida li tintuża

għall-valutazzjoni ġenerali tal-adegwatezza tal-miżuri tekniċi

li jinsabu fl-Iskedi u m’għandux jitqies bħala valur ta’ limitu

li jintuża sabiex titkejjel il-prestazzjoni tal-installazjonijiet

individwali, terminals u stazzjonijiet tal-petrol;

“volum totali” tfisser l-ogħla ammont totali fis-sena ta’

petrol li jitgħabba mill-imħażen ġewwa t-terminal jew mill-

imħażen ġewwa l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol għall-containers

mobbli waqt it-tlett snin preċedenti.

(2) Dawn ir-regolamenti jittrasponu id-Direttiva 94/63/

KE tal-Parlament Ewropew u tal-Kunsill ta’ l-20 ta’ Diċembru 1994

dwar il-kontroll ta’ l-emissjonijiet tal-komposti organiċi volatili

mill-ħażna tal-petrol u mid-distribuzzjoni tal-petrol mit-terminals

għall-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol.

(3) Dawn ir-regolamenti japplikaw għal operazzjonijiet,

installazjonijiet, vetturi u bastimenti li jintużaw għat-tagħbija u

trasport tal-petrol minn terminal għall-ieħor jew minn terminal

għall-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol.

3. (1) L-operatur għandu jikkomunika lill-Awtorità

Kompetenti l-informazzjoni mniżżla fi Skeda I, parti A.

(2) It-terminals mhux ser jitħallew jaħżnu, jagħbbu

u jħottu il-petrol sakemm ma jkollomx permess mill-Awtorità

Kompetenti.

(3) L- Awtorità Kompetenti mhux ser toħroġ permess

għall-ħażna, tagħbija, u ħatt ta’ petrol fit-terminals sakemm ma

jkunux ċertifikati minn awditur approvat li:-

(a) l-imħażen f’dawn it-terminals joperaw skond id-

disposizzjonijiet tekniċi mniżżla fi Skeda IV, sabiex it-telf ta’

petrol minn dawn l-istallazzjonijiet ikun anqas mill-valur ta’

riferenza prospettiv ta’ 0.01% m/m tal-volum totali.

(b) it-tagħmir għat-tagħbija u il-ħatt tal-petrol f’dawn

l-installazzjonijiet għandu jkun iddisinjat u esegwit skond id-

disposizzjonijiet tekniċi mniżżla fi Skeda V, sabiex it-telf ta’

petrol li jirriżulta mit-tagħbija u il-ħatt tal-petrol ikun anqas

mill-valur ta’ riferenza prospettiv ta’ 0.005% m/m tal-volum

totali.

(ċ) il-gantries li jgħabbu il-petrol fit-tankers tat-triq

għandhom ikunu konformi mad-disposizzjonijiet tekniċi

mniżżla fi Skeda VIII.

(3) Sabiex jiġi kalkolat l-ammont ta’ petrol li jintilef

mill-imħażen fit-terminals għandha tintuża il-proċedura mniżżla fi

Skeda II, parti Ċ.

(4) Sabiex jiġi kalkolat l-ammont ta’ petrol li jintilef

mit-tagħbija u mill-ħatt tal-containers fit-terminals għandha tintuża

il-proċedura mniżżla fi Skeda II, parti B u fejn ikun rilevanti għandha

issir riferenza għal Skeda III.

(5) Subregolamenti (3) (b) u (ċ) ma japplikawx għat-

terminals eżistenti b’volum totali ta’ anqas minn 10,000 tunnellata

fis-sena.

(6) Il-containers mobbli ma jistgħux jitgħabbew bil-

petrol minn kull terminal f’Malta sakemm il-container ma jkunx

irreġistrat mal-Awtorità Kompetenti.

(7) L-operatur huwa meħtieġ li jimmonitorja

kontinwament il-konċentrazzjoni ta’ fwar fl-exhaust tat-tagħmir

għall-irkupru tal-fwar skond il-metodu stabbilit permezz ta’ dan

l-istandard MSA EN 12619:2000:-

(8) Il-konċentrazzjoni ta’ KOV (korretta għad-

dilwiment li jirriżulta mit-trattament) fl-exhaust tal-vapour recovery

unit ma jistax jaqbeż il-valur ta’ 35 g/Nm 3 bħala medja għall-kull

siegħa.

4. (1) Il-containers mobbli kollha, inklużi dawk li ġew

irranġati sabiex ikunu jistgħu jitgħabbew minn taħt skond id-

disposizzjonijiet tekniċi mniżżla fi Skeda VIII, għandhom jiġu

irreġistrati mal-Awtorità Kompetenti.

(2) L-Awtorità Kompetenti għandha tirrifjuta li

tirreġistra il-containers mobbli sakemm awditur approvat ma

jiċċertifikax li il-container mobbli hu

(a) skond il-provvedimenti tekniċi ta’ Skeda VII; u

(b) vapour tight u li il-vacuum jew il-pressure valves

tal-container mobbli huma ukoll vapour tight.

(3) Jekk wara li jinħatt il-petrol, il-container mobbli

sussegwentement jintuża għall-ġarr ta’ prodotti oħra apparti għall-

petrol, la darba l-irkupru jew il-ħażna temporanja tal-fwar ma tkunx

possibbli, il-fwar tal-petrol li jkun inġemgħa ġo fiħ jista’ wara

konsultazzjoni mal-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar

u bil-permess tagħha, jitħalla jagħmel il-ventilazzjoni tat-tankjiet

tiegħu f’żona ġeografika fejn l-emissjonijiet ma jkunux ta’ ħsara

għall-ambjent kif ukoll għas-saħħa tal-bniedem.

(4) Id-disposizzjonijiet

ta’

subregolament

(1)

m’għandomx japplikaw għal xi telf ta’ fwar li jirriżulta waqt li jkun

qed isir xi kejl bid-dipsticks fuq:-

(a) containers mobbli eżistenti;

(b) containers mobbli ġodda li jkunu bdew jintużaw

bejn il-31 ta’ Diċembru 1995 u il-31 ta’ Diċembru 1999.

5. (1) L-operatur għandu jikkomunika lill-Awtorità

Kompetenti l-informazzjoni mniżżla fi Skeda I, parti B.

(2) L-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol ma jistgħux jgħabbu il-

petrol fl-imħażen tagħhom jekk ma jukux irreġistrati mal-Awtorità

Kompetenti.

(3) L-Awtorità Kompetenti mhux ser tirreġistra

(a) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol kollha sakemm awditur

approvat ma jiċċertifikax li t-tagħmir ta’ tagħbija u tal-ħżin bħal

dak fl-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol ikunu ddisinjati u jkunu jaħdmu

skond id-disposizzjonijiet tekniċi ta’ Skeda VI, parti A.

Din id-disposizzjoni saret sabiex jitnaqqas it-telf annwali

u totali ta’ petrol li jirriżulta mit-tagħbija għal stallazzjonijiet

ta’ ħażna fl-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol taħt il-valur ta’ riferenza

prospettiv ta’ 0.01% tat-throughput volum b’volum (m/m).

(b) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol kollha sakemm awditur

approvat ma jiċċertifikax li l-pompa tal-petrol tkun konformi

mad-disposizzjonijiet tekniċi ta’ Skeda VI, parti B.

(4) Id-disposizzjonijiet

ta’

subregolament

3(b)

għandhom japplikaw għal

(a) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol ‘ġodda’ jekk it-throughput

tagħhom ikun jaqbeż il-500m 3 fis-sena.

(b) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol ‘ġodda’ irrispettivament

mit-throughput taghħom jekk ikunu jinsabu taħt kwartieri

residenzjali jew f’żoni tax-xogħol.

(ċ) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol “eżistenti” jekk ikollhom

it-throughput li jkun ogħla minn 500 m 3 u jekk ikunu ser jsiru

xi xogħlijiet ta’ rinnovament estensiv fuqhom wara t-30 ta’

Ġunju 2012.

(d) l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol “eżistenti” jekk ikollhom

it-throughput tagħhom li jkun ogħla minn 3000 m 3 sal-31 ta’

Diċembru 2020.

(5) Sabiex jiġi kalkolat l-ammont ta’ petrol li jintilef

mill-imħażen fl-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol għandha tintuża il-proċedura

mniżżla fi Skeda II, parti A.

(6) Il-containers mobbli mhux irreġistrati mal-Awtorità

Kompetenti m’għandhomx jitħallew iħottu il-petrol fl-imħażen ta’

l-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol.

(7) Id-disposizzjonijiet tas-subregolamenti (1), (3) u (5)

ma japplikawx għall-istazzjonijiet tal-petrol li jkollhom volum totali

ta’ anqas minn 100 m 3 fis-sena.

6. L-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar għandha

tkun responsabbli għall-infurzar ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti.

7. Persuna tinsab ħatja ta’ reat taħt dawn ir-regolamenti

(a) tonqos milli tħares xi ordni leġittimament mogħtija

skond xi disposizzjoni ta’ dawn ir-regolament; jew

(b) tikser xi restrizzjoni, projbizzjoni jew ħtieġa imposta

minn jew taħt dawn ir-regolamenti; jew

(ċ) tikkonfoffa, tagħmel attentat, tgħin jew tħajjar, lil xi

persuna oħra b’liema mezz ikun, inkluż ir-reklamar, l-għoti ta’

pariri jew ħlas ta’ flus biex tikser id-disposizzjonijiet ta’ dawn

ir-regolamenti jew biex tonqos milli tħares xi disposizzjoni

bħal dawk, inkluż kull ordni mogħtija leġittimament skond

xi disposizzjoni ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti, jew biex tikser xi

restrizzjoni, projbizzjoni jew ħtieġa imposta minn jew taħt

dawn ir-regolamenti.

8. Min jagħmel reat kontra dawn ir-regolamenti jista’, meta

jinsab ħati, jeħel:-

(a) meta jinsab ħati għall-ewwel darba, multa ta’ mhux

anqas minn elf u mitejn euro (€1,200) iżda mhux iżjed minn

elfejn u tlett mitt euro (€2,300);

(b) meta jinsab ħati għat-tieni darba jew aktar drabi,

multa ta’ mhux anqas minn elfejn u tlett mitt euro (€2,300)

iżda mhux iżjed minn ħdax-il elf u sitt mitt euro (€11,600),

għal priġunerija għal żmien mhux iżjed minn sentejn, jew għal

dik il-multa u priġunerija flimkien

Iżda kull meta persuna tinsab ħatja li tkun wettqet reat

taħt dawn ir-regolamenti permezz ta’ xi vettura, sid dik il-

vettura għandu meta dan ikun japplika, jinżamm responsabbli

bl-istess mod u grad

Iżda wkoll il-qorti għandha tordna lil kull min ikun insab

ħati li wettaq reat kontra dawn ir-regolament li jħallas dawk

l-ispejjeż li jkunu saru mill-entitajiet pubbliċi u, jew minn

persuni oħra li jkunu involuti flokhom fl-implimentazzjoni

ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti u fir-riparazzjoni ta’ l-ambjent bħala

riżultat ta’ dak ir-reat, ir-revoka ta’ kull permess maħruġ mill-

Awtorità Kompetenti u l-konfiska tal-corpus delicti.

9. (1) Id-disposizzjonijiet ta’ l-artikolu 23 u s-subartikolu

(1) tal-artikolu 30 tal-Kodiċi Kriminali għandhom japplikaw, mutatis

mutandis, għal proċeduri dwar reati kontra dawn ir-regolamenti,

b’dan illi l-iskwalifika milli persuna jkollha jew tikseb liċenza,

permess jew awtorità m’għandha f’ebda każ tkun għal anqas minn

sena.

(2) Minkejja d-disposizzjonijiet ta’ l-artikolu 370 tal-

Kodiċi Kriminali, il-proċeduri dwar reat kontra dawn ir-regolamenti

għandhom isiru quddiem il-Qorti tal-Maġistrati (Malta) jew il-Qorti

tal-Maġistrati (Għawdex), skond ma jista’ jkun il-każ, u għandhom

ikunu skond id-disposizzjonijiet tal-Kodiċi Krimali li jirregolaw

il-proċedura quddiem dawk il-qrati bħala qrati ta’ ġudikatura

kriminali.

(3) Minkejja d-disposizzjonijiet tal-Kodiċi Kriminali,

l-Avukat Ġenerali għandu dejjem ikollu dritt ta’ appell quddiem il-

Qorti ta’ l-Appell Kriminali minn kull sentenza mogħtija mill-Qorti

tal-Maġistrati (Malta) jew mill-Qorti tal-Maġistrati (Għawdex) dwar

proċeduri għal xi reat kontra dawn ir-regolamenti.

10. Ir-Regolamenti tal-2001 dwar il-Kontroll ta’ Emissjonijiet

ta’ Komposti Organiċi li Jisvintaw (Hażna u Distribuzzjoni ta’ Petrol

2002. minn Terminal għal Stazzjonijiet ta’ Servizz) qegħdin b’dawn jiġu

mħassra.