Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Amendment (Emissions Standards) Regulation 2010 (NSW)

2010 No 770

New South Wales

Protection of the Environment

Operations (Clean Air) Amendment
(Emissions Standards) Regulation

2010

under the

Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997.

FRANK SARTOR, MP

Minister for Climate Change and the Environment

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation 2010 to provide that emergency standby plant comprising a stationary reciprocating internal combustion engine to generate electricity is exempt from the air impurity standards relating to nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide, if the generator is used for less than 200 hours per year.

This Regulation is made under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, including sections 286 and 323 (the general regulation-making power).

Published LW 24 December 2010	Page 1
2010 No 770	Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Amendment
Clause 1	(Emissions Standards) Regulation 2010

Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air)

Amendment (Emissions Standards) Regulation 2010

under the

Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean
Air) Amendment (Emissions Standards) Regulation 2010.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the
NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation 2010

Clause 57A

Insert after clause 57:

57A Exemption relating to emergency electricity generation

Emergency standby plant comprising a stationary reciprocating internal combustion engine for generating electricity is exempt from the air impurities standard for nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide specified in Schedule 4 in relation to that plant if the plant is used for a total of not more than 200 hours per year.