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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 1974

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (CLEAN AIR) REGULATIONS 2014

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation

1. Citation
2. Interpretation
3. Application
4. Obligation to comply
5. Obligation to notify
6. Measures to reduce emission
7. Air pollution control system
8. Failure in operations of air pollution control system
9. Performance monitoring of air pollution control system
10. Maintenance of records
11. Change in occupancy
12. Opacity
13. Limit values and technical standards
14. Prohibition on emission dilution
15. Hazardous substances
16. Periodic monitoring
17. Continuous emission monitoring
18. Emission declaration
19. Owner or occupier of premises to render assistance
20. Failure of control equipment and emergency requirement
21. Accidental emission
22. Installation and operation as required by Director General
23. Standard method of sampling and analysis of emissions
24. Prohibition order
25. Licence required to contravene acceptable conditions for emitting emissions
into atmosphere
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Regulation

26. Schedule of required actions

27. Fees
28. False or misleading information
29. Penalty
30. Revocation

FIRST SCHEDULE
SECOND SCHEDULE
THIRD SCHEDULE
FOURTH SCHEDULE
FIFTH SCHEDULE
SIXTH SCHEDULE

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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 1974

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (CLEAN AIR) REGULATIONS 2014

IN exercise of the powers conferred by sections 21 and 51 of the Environmental Quality

Act 1974 [Act 127], the Minister, after consultation with the Environmental Quality
Council, makes the following regulations:

Citation
1. These regulations may be cited as the Environmental Quality (Clean Air)
Regulations 2014.

Interpretation
2. In these Regulations—

“sound engineering practice” means the manner in which an air pollution control
system is operated where the operational characteristics are maintained within the
acceptable range of values as determined by the Director General;

“solid fuel” means any solid combustible such as anthracite or semi-anthracite

coal, coke, charcoal, wood, log, timber, fruit branch, kernel, shell, plant trimming or any
solid by-product of a manufacturing process that may be substituted for any such fuels;

“Ringelmann Chart” means the Ringelmann scale for grading the density of
smoke published by the latest British Standard in the BS 2742 series or an equivalent
Malaysian Standard, or any chart, recorder, indicator or device for the measurement of
smoke density which is approved by the Director General as the equivalent of the said
Ringelmann scale;

“chimney” includes any structure, opening, vent, flue, conduit, outlet or any
structure constructed or arranged from or through which air pollutants may emit, and
any reference to a chimney which serves the whole or a part of the facilities though
structurally separate from such facilities or building thereon;

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“boiler” means any device in which for any purpose water or other liquid is
heated by any combustible material;

“dioxin” means polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxin which is tricyclic, aromatic

compounds formed by two benzene rings connected with two oxygen atoms and
hydrogen atoms of which may be replaced by up to eight chlorine atoms;

“furan” means polychlorinated dibenzofuran which is tricyclic, aromatic

compounds formed by two benzene rings connected with one oxygen atom, one
carbon-carbon bond and hydrogen atoms of which may be replaced by up to eight
chlorine atoms;

“professional engineer” has the same meaning assigned to it in the Registration

of Engineers Act 1967 [Act 138];

“residential area” means an area designated as a residential zone having clearly

demarcated boundaries as defined and which appears in the gazette local plan prepared
by the appropriate local planning authorities under Part III of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1976 [Act 172], in the case of Sabah the Town and Country Planning
Ordinance [Sabah Cap. 141] and in the case of Sarawak the Sarawak Land Code [Cap. 81]
or, in the absence of such gazette local plan, a housing estate or an area situated within
1000 meters of the nearest dwelling;

“start-up conditions” means the period before the actual production process;

“as-built drawings” means any engineering drawing that shows the placement
of facilities as measured after a work is completed;

“accredited laboratory” means a laboratory that demonstrates competence to

perform specific tests, measurements or calibrations according to ISO/IEC 17025 or
any other scheme recognized by the Director General;

“threshold value” means the minimum capacity of a facility or process;

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“limit value” means the quantity of the substance expressed in terms of certain
specific parameters, concentration, or levels which shall not be exceeded during normal
operation;

“local plan” and “local planning authorities” have the same meaning respectively
assigned to them in the Town and Country Planning Act 1976, in the case of Sabah the
Town and Country Planning Ordinance [Sabah Cap. 141] and in the case of Sarawak the
Sarawak Land Code [Cap. 81];

“performance monitoring” means the routine monitoring of certain

characteristics to provide an indication that an air pollution control system is functional
and capable of treating the emission generated;

“incinerator” means any device, apparatus, equipment or structure used for

destroying, reducing or salvaging or waste heat recovery by fire or by burning any
material or substance including refuse, rubbish, garbage, agricultural waste, trade
waste, debris or scrap or a facility for cremating animal remains;

“air pollutants” means smoke, cinders, solid particles of any kind, gases, fumes,
mists, odours and radioactive substances or any other substances which the Minister
may by notification in the Gazette declares to be air pollutants for the purposes of these
Regulations;

“normal operation” means all periods of operation except start-up and shutdown
operations and maintenance of equipment;

“fuel burning equipment” means any furnace, boiler, fireplace, oven, retort,
internal combustion engine, vessel, or any other apparatus, device, mechanism, stack,
chimney or structure used in connection with the burning of any combustible material;

“change in operation” means a change in the nature or functioning, or an

extension, of the installation which may have consequences for the environment;

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“new premises” means a premises purchased or acquired on or after the date on

which these Regulations come into operation;

“existing premises” means a premises existing or in operation before the date on

which these Regulations come into operation, or a facility approved or in the opinion of
the Director General is the subject of an application for approval, provided that the
facility is put into operation no later than one year after the date on which these
Regulations come into operation;

“process” means any action, operation, conversion or treatment embracing

chemical, industrial, manufacturing or processing factors, methods or forms, including
furnaces, ovens, retorts, kettles, converters, cupolas, kilns, crucibles, stills, dryers,
roasters, separator filters, reboilers, columns, classifiers, screens, quenchers, cookers,
digesters, towers, washers, scrubbers, mills, condensers or absorbers;

“averaging time” means the time period over which air pollutant concentrations
are averaged for the purpose of determining attainment with the emission standard
using Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems (CEMS). The sub-average period for
determining a half-hour average is a 1-minute average. A valid half hour average must
contain at least 22 sub-average data within a half-hour period (75%). A valid 1-minute
average must contain valid data readings representing any 45 seconds over the
previous 1-minute period;

“furnace” means any chamber, other than a boiler, in which combustion takes
place;

“Non Methane Volatile Organic Compound” or “NMVOC” means a compound

that comprises of all organic compounds except methane which at 273 K shows a vapor
pressure of at least 101.3 kPa or which shows a comparable volatility under the given
application conditions;

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“air pollution control system” means any facilities designed and constructed for
the purpose of preventing or reducing the potential emission that causes air pollution,
and includes the extraction system, control equipment and chimney;

“Best Available Techniques Economically Achievable” means the effective

method in preventing pollution and, where that is not practicable, generally to reduce
emissions into the air from the industrial activities and their impact on the environment
as a whole.

Application
3. These Regulations shall apply to—

(a) any premises used for any industrial or trade purposes, or on which
matter is burnt in connection with any industrial or trade purposes,
including burning of waste, whether or not the premises are prescribed
under section 18 of the Act;

(b) any other premises or process that discharges or is capable of discharging

air pollutants into the open air;

(c) any industrial plant; and

(d) any fuel burning equipment.

Obligation to comply
4. (1) An owner or occupier of a new premises shall comply with the limit
values and technical standards specified in these Regulations.

(2) An owner of every existing premises, including that which is not subject
to any condition on limit values for air pollutants whether on the licence issued or
approval granted for the operation of the existing facility, shall, on or before the expiry
of five years from the date on which these Regulations come into operation, take such

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measures as may be necessary to comply with the opacity and limit values as specified
in regulations 12 and 13.

(3) Notwithstanding subregulation (2), where there is a justified complaint

or evidence of nuisance, and in the opinion of the Director General compliance with
regulations 12 and 13 should be accelerated, the Director General may serve upon the
owner or occupier of the existing premises a notice in writing requiring compliance
within such shorter reasonable period as the Director General may direct.

Obligation to notify
5. (1) An owner or occupier of a premises shall not, without giving prior written
notification to the Director General—

(a) carry out any change in operation of his premises;

(b) carry out any work on any premises that may result in a source of
emission;

(c) construct on any land, any building or premises designed or used

for a purpose that may result in a new source of emission;

(d) make, cause, or permit to be made any change of, to, or in any
plant, machine, or equipment used or installed at the premises
that causes a material change in the quantity or quality of emission
from an existing source; or

(e) carry out any changes or modifications to an existing air pollution

control system.

(2) The written notification shall be submitted to the Director General not
less than thirty days before the commencement of such work in such form as
determined by the Director General.

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Measures to reduce emission

6. An owner or occupier of a premises involved in any activity or industry listed in
the First Schedule shall incorporate measures to reduce the emission of air pollutants to
the atmosphere in accordance with the Best Available Techniques Economically
Achievable determined by the Director General.

Air pollution control system

7. (1) Every premises shall be equipped with an air pollution control system in
accordance with the specifications as determined by the Director General.

(2) An owner or occupier of the premises shall appoint a professional

engineer to design and supervise the construction of the air pollution control system.

(3) An owner or occupier of the premises shall operate and maintain the air
pollution control system in accordance with sound engineering practice and ensure that
all components of the air pollution control system are in good working condition.

(4) The operation of the air pollution control system shall be supervised by a
competent person who shall be on duty at all times during the operation of the air
pollution control system.

(5) The owner or occupier of the premises and the professional engineer
shall, within thirty days after the commencement of operations at the premises, submit
a written declaration to the Director General, in such form as determined by the
Director General, certifying that the design and construction of the air pollution control
system have complied with the specifications referred to in subregulation (1).

(6) The owner or occupier of the premises shall, within thirty days after the
commencement of the operations at the premises, submit to the Director General,
as-built drawings that show the placement of any works or structures that form part of
the air pollution control system.

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Failure in operations of air pollution control system

8. In the case of failure in the operations of the air pollution control system, the
Director General shall be notified not later than one hour from the occurrence of such
failure.

Performance monitoring of air pollution control system

9. An owner or occupier of a premises shall—

(a) equip the premises with relevant facilities, equipment or instruments to

conduct performance monitoring of the air pollution control system; and

(b) conduct performance monitoring of the components of the air pollution

control system as determined by the Director General.

Maintenance of records
10. (1) An owner or occupier of a premises shall maintain records of
manufacturing processes, and of maintenance and performance monitoring of the air
pollution control system as determined by the Director General.

(2) The records shall be kept for at least three years and shall be made
available for inspection by the Director General or any officer duly authorized in writing
by him.

Change in occupancy
11. Where a person becomes the occupier of any premises licensed under section 11
of the Act in succession to another person, then the conditions and restrictions of the
licence shall be binding on the new occupier from the change in occupancy
notwithstanding that he has not applied for a transfer of the licence or that his
application for the transfer of the licence has not been determined.

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Opacity
12. (1) An owner or occupier of a premises shall not cause, allow or permit
emissions which are—

(a) darker than shade No. 1 on the Ringlemann Chart when observed
or recorded with such instrument or device as the Director
General may specify; or

(b) greater than 20% opacity when measured with a transmissometer.

(2) Subregulation (1) shall not apply—

(a) where the emission is not darker than shade No. 2 on the
Ringlemann Chart for an aggregate of less than five minutes in any
period of one hour, provided that the total period of such
emissions do not exceed an aggregate of fifteen minutes in any
period of twenty four hours;

(b) in cases of start-up conditions where the emission is not darker

than shade No. 2 on the Ringlemann Chart.

(3) Any premises that emits 2.5 kilograms per hour of dust or more or has a
potential to emit smoke darker than shade No. 2 on the Ringlemann Chart shall install
and operate a transmissometer in accordance with the specifications as stipulated by
the Director General.

(4) The averaging time for opacity measurement using a transmissometer

shall be one minute.

(5) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(b), the owner or occupier of any
premises specified by the Director General shall install and operate a transmissometer
according to the specifications stipulated by the Director General.

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Limit values and technical standards

13. (1) All activities and industries specified in the First Schedule shall comply
with the limit values and technical standards as specified in the Second and Third
Schedules, as the case may be.

(2) Unless otherwise specified, the emission shall be calculated in terms of

mass of pollutant per volume of the waste gases (expressed as mg/m³), assuming
standard conditions for temperature and pressure for dry gas
(volume at 273 K, 101.3 kPa).

(3) Notwithstanding subregulation (1), any fuel burning equipment that is

rated to consume pulverized fuel or any solid fuel at 30 kilograms or more per hour or
any liquid or gaseous matter at 15 kilograms or more per hour shall comply with the
limit values and technical standards as specified in the Second Schedule.

(4) For the purpose of this regulation, the threshold values listed in the Third
Schedule are met when the total capacity of one or more facilities of a particular
category of activity in the same premises exceeds the respective threshold values of
that category.

(5) The limit values and technical standards for emission of dioxin and furan
is expressed as 2, 3, 7, 8 tetrachlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxin toxicity equivalent which
is calculated by summing the concentration of each 2, 3, 7, 8 congener in the sample
multiplied by the appropriate Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEFs) as prescribed in the
Fourth Schedule.

Prohibition on emission dilution

14. (1) No person shall dilute, or cause or permit to be diluted, any emission at
any time or point before it is emitted to the atmosphere.

(2) Emission becomes diluted when it undergoes a process to make it less

concentrated by adding oxygen or other gases from external sources before its’
emission into the atmosphere.
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Hazardous substances
15. (1) An owner or occupier of a premises shall use the best practicable means
to prevent the emission of hazardous substances and to render harmless and
inoffensive those substances necessarily discharged.

(2) In the case of the use or handling or unintentional release of hazardous or

toxic substances, the limit values and technical standards prescribed in the Fifth
Schedule shall apply.

Periodic monitoring
16. (1) An owner or occupier of a premises shall conduct periodic monitoring if
required under the relevant Schedules.

(2) Unless otherwise directed by the Director General, periodic monitoring

shall be carried out once a year and shall be conducted by a competent person.

(3) The owner or occupier of a premises shall ensure that the first
monitoring for new facilities is carried out after three months, but no later than six
months, from the commencement of operation of such premises.

(4) An owner or occupier of a premises shall submit a periodic monitoring

report in accordance with the specifications as determined by the Director General and
any samples shall be analyzed by an accredited laboratory.

(5) Any record of periodic monitoring under this regulation shall be kept for
at least three years and shall be made available for inspection by the Director General
or any officer duly authorized in writing by him.

Continuous emission monitoring

17. (1) In addition to periodic monitoring under regulation 16, the owner or
occupier of a premises shall carry out continuous emission monitoring as specified in
the Second and Third Schedules.

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(2) For purposes of continuous emission monitoring, the measuring device

shall comply with the specifications as determined by the Director General.

(3) For continuous emission monitoring, the limit values are complied with if
the evaluation of the results for the operating period within any one calendar year
shows that no daily average exceeds the emission standard, and no half-hour average
exceeds the emission standard more than two times.

(4) The owner or occupier of the premises shall make evaluations of the
continuous emission monitoring in a calendar year, whereby for each calendar day, the
daily mean value that relates to the daily operating time shall be derived from the
half-hourly mean values.

(5) The owner or occupier of the premises shall submit to the Director
General the results of evaluations within three months after the end of each calendar
year, and such evaluation results are to be kept and maintained by the owner or
occupier for at least 3 years.

(6) In the event where emission standards exceed the prescribed limit values,
the owner or occupier of such premises shall notify the Director General within
twenty-four hours from the discovery of the excess emission.

(7) In the event a monitoring device fails to operate, the owner or occupier of
the premises shall notify the Director General not later than one hour from the
occurrence of such failure.

Emission declaration
18. (1) An owner or occupier of a premises which carries out any of the activities
or industries specified in the First Schedule shall for every calendar year submit to the
Director General an emission declaration in such form as determined by the Director
General.

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(2) The emission declaration shall be submitted as follows:

(a) in the case of an existing premises, no later than eighteen months

from the date on which these Regulations come into operation;
and

(b) in the case of a new premises, the first emission declaration shall
be submitted twelve months after the date the facility commences
its operations, but no later than eighteen months from such date.

(3) In the event of a change in occupancy, the new owner or occupier shall
submit an emission declaration for the next calendar year.

Owner or occupier of premises to render assistance

19. An owner or occupier of a premises being inspected by the Director General or
any officer duly authorized in writing by him shall provide every reasonable assistance
and facility available at the premises, including labour, equipment, appliances and
instruments, that the Director General or any officer duly authorized in writing by him
may require.

Failure of control equipment and emergency requirement

20. Where in the opinion of the Director General a failure in the operations of any
premises, plant, machine, or equipment, or any control equipment used or installed on
any premises may cause an accumulation of air pollutants to such level so as to threaten
public health, safety or welfare, or the quality of the environment, the Director General
may, by notice in writing require the owner or occupier of such premises to—

(a) submit a comprehensive emergency response plan detailing out the

equipment, chemicals and personnel requirement, as well as measures
and steps to be taken by parties concerned in the event of such
emergency;

(b) install necessary public warning or alert systems;

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(c) keep in adequate stock such equipment or chemicals as may be required

in such emergency; and

(d) comply with any other directions which the Director General considers
necessary in dealing with such emergency.

Accidental emission
21. (1) In the event of the occurrence of an accidental emission at the premises,
the owner or occupier of a premises shall inform the Director General of such
occurrence immediately upon discovery of the accidental emission.

(2) The owner or occupier of a premises shall, to every reasonable extent,

contain, cleanse or abate the accidental emission in the manner satisfactory to the
Director General.

Installation and operation as required by Director General

22. (1) In addition to any other provisions in these Regulations, the Director
General may, by notice in writing, require an owner or occupier of a premises to—

(a) measure, take samples of, analyse, monitor, record and report any
environmentally hazardous substances, air pollutants or emissions
containing pollutants;

(b) comply with stricter limit values, parameters or equivalent

technical measures than those prescribed in the Schedules;

(c) use certain types of fuel; or

(d) take any other action which the Director General considers
necessary,

within such time and in such manner as may be specified in the notice.

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(2) Subregulation (1) shall apply if, in the opinion of the Director General, the
prescribed conditions or standards set forth in these Regulations will not adequately
protect public health, safety or welfare, or the quality of the environment, due to—

(a) the accumulation or concentration of air pollutants in a certain

area;

(b) the proximity of a residential area to the premises that is carrying

out activities that discharges or is capable of discharging air
pollutants into the atmosphere; or

(c) the instances where, based on the Best Available Techniques

Economically Achievable, the prescribed conditions or standards
under these Regulations will not be sufficient, have been exceeded
or are expected to be exceeded.

Standard method of sampling and analysis of emissions

23. The sampling and analysis of pollutants shall be carried out in accordance with
the Malaysian Standards MS 1596 or MS 1723 or the Methods published by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency or any other standards as determined by the
Director General.

Prohibition order
24. (1) In the event of any undesirable occurrence as specified in the Sixth
Schedule, and where in the opinion of the Director General, the continued operation of
any premises or process in question should not be permitted in order to safeguard
public health, safety or welfare, the Director General may by notice in writing issue an
order to the owner or occupier of a premises prohibiting the further operation of such
premises or process absolutely or conditionally, or for such period as he may direct, or
until remedial requirements as directed by him have been complied with.

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(2) For the purpose of subregulation (1), a copy of the Director General’s
prohibition order shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the vicinity of the premises
to which the said prohibition order refers, and no person shall operate such premises
until the prohibition order is withdrawn.

Licence required to contravene acceptable conditions for emitting emissions into

atmosphere
25. (1) An owner or occupier of a premises may apply for a licence under
subsection 22(1) of the Act to contravene the acceptable conditions of emission of
pollutants into the atmosphere specified under regulations 12 and 13.

(2) An application for a licence under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied

by—

(a) a report on emission of pollutants characterization; and

(b) the licence fee as specified in regulation 27.

Schedule of required actions

26. (1) Where in the opinion of the Director General the circumstances
surrounding a failure to comply with the requirements set forth in or prescribed in
accordance with these Regulations so warrant, the Director General may issue a
schedule of required actions to bring the owner or occupier of a premises into
compliance within a fixed period of time.

(2) The schedule of required actions shall set interim standards which may
require reduced levels of operation pending the installation of adequate control
equipment and may establish a series of deadlines for the installation of specific control
equipment.

(3) Failure to comply with any of the conditions or deadlines specified in such
schedule of required actions shall render the owner or occupier of a premises liable to
the penalty prescribed for the original violation.
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Fees
27. (1) An application for a licence, including for renewal of a licence under
regulation 25, shall be accompanied with a fee of one thousand ringgit and shall not be
refundable.

(2) Payment of the fee shall be made by money order, postal order, bank draft
or electronic payment to the Director General who shall issue a receipt upon payment.

False or misleading information

28. Any person who provides any information under these Regulations which he
knows to be false or, in any material respect, misleading shall be guilty of an offence and
shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding two years or to both.

Penalty
29. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with any provisions of these
Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one
hundred thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to
both.

Revocation
30. (1) The Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 1978
[P.U. (A) 280/1978] and the Environmental Quality (Dioxin and Furan)
Regulations 2004 [P.U. (A) 104/2004] are revoked (hereinafter referred to as
“the revoked Regulations”).

(2) Any applications made under the revoked Regulations for a licence to
contravene the acceptable conditions, including any renewal or transfer of such licence,
and any applications made for written permission under the revoked Regulations which
are pending immediately before the date of the coming into operation of these
Regulations shall, after the date of the coming into operation of these Regulations, be
dealt with under the revoked Regulations and for such purposes such applications shall
be treated as if these Regulations had not been made.
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(3) All licences issued and written permissions granted under the revoked
Regulations shall, after the date of the coming into operation of these Regulations,
continue to remain in full force and effect until the licence expires, is amended,
suspended or cancelled or the written permission expires or is revoked under the
revoked Regulations and for such purpose such licences and written permissions shall
be treated as if these Regulations had not been made.

(4) The provisions of the revoked Regulations relating to the acceptable

conditions for emission of air pollutants emitted into the atmosphere shall continue to
apply for a period of five years after the date of coming into operation of these
Regulations if on the date of the coming into operation of these Regulations—

(a) any work on any construction of any emission control system has
not commenced within one year from the date of issuance of the
written permission for its construction immediately before the
date of the coming into operation of these Regulations;

(b) any work on any construction of any emission control system has
commenced but has not been completed immediately before the
date of coming into operation of these Regulations; or

(c) any work on any construction of any emission control system has
been completed but has not begun operations before the date of
the coming into operation of these Regulations.

(5) Any proceeding, whether civil or criminal, commenced under the revoked
Regulations and are pending on the date of the coming into operation of these
Regulations shall, on the date of the coming into operation of these Regulations, be
continued and concluded under the revoked Regulations and for such purposes it shall
be treated as if these Regulations had not been made.

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FIRST SCHEDULE
[Regulations 6 and 13]

ACTIVITIES AND INDUSTRIES SUBJECT TO THE BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES

ECONOMICALLY ACHIEVABLE (BAT)

1. Fuel burning, including heat and power generation in boilers, combustion

turbines or generator sets for combined heat and power production.

Fuel burning: Heat and power generation in: Boilers or gas turbines with a total
capacity > 10 MWe; Generator sets for combined heat and power production
with a total capacity ≥ 3 MWe.

2. Production and processing of ferrous metals (iron and steel mills) in all sizes,
including:

(a) metal ore roasting or sintering facilities;

(b) facilities for the production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary
fusion) including continuous casting; and

(c) facilities for the processing of ferrous metals (hot rolling mills).

3. Ferrous metal foundries with the capacity of ≥ 1 ton molten metal per day.

4. Production and processing of non-ferrous metals with the capacity of ≥ 0.5 tons
per day for lead or cadmium, or ≥ 2 tons per day for other metals.

5. Oil and gas industries in all sizes, including refineries, natural gas processing and
storage, storage and handling of petroleum products.

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6. Non-metallic (mineral) industry in cement production in all sizes, including:

(a) manufacture of glass, including glass fibre with the capacity of ≥ 1 ton of
product per day; and

(b) manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in particular roofing tiles,

ceramic glass, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelain with
the capacity of ≥ 10 tons of product per day.

7. All stationary asphalt mixing plants.

8. Pulp and paper industry, including paper recycling in all sizes.

9. Chemical and petrochemical industry in all sizes, including:

(a) production of inorganic chemicals, including gases (ammonia, chlorine,

hydrogen chloride, sulphur dioxide); acids (hydrofluoric acid, phosphoric
acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, sulphuric acid, oleum), bases, salts and
fertilizers (NPK);

(b) production of organic chemicals, including hydrocarbons, vinyl chloride

monomer (VCM), oxygen-containing sulphurous, nitrogenous or
phosphorous hydrocarbons, basic plastic material, synthetic rubber, dyes
and surface-active agents and surfactants;

(c) production of pharmaceutical products, plant health products and

biocides; and

(d) mixing and packaging of chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceutical products

with the capacity of ≥ 5 tons of product per day.

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10. Solvent use in industry: Facilities for the surface treatment of substances,
objects or products using organic solvents, in particular for dressing, printing,
coating, degreasing, waterproofing, sizing, painting, cleaning or impregnating, fat
extraction, with a solvent consumption capacity of more than 200 tonnes per
year.

11. Waste incinerators in all sizes.

SECOND SCHEDULE
[Regulation 13]

LIMIT VALUES AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS (GENERAL)

(I) Control of fuel burning equipment, incinerators and crematoria

1. Control of fuel quality for fuel burning equipment and incinerators not covered
by the First Schedule:

Fuel type Fuel Fuel quality parameter

Liquid All Sulphur content < 500 ppm (per weight)
Coal Sulphur content < 1% (per weight)
Wood, agricultural waste, etc.: air dry and in its
natural composition (e.g. wood without
Solid
Biomass coating, paint or other treatment)
Residues from wood-based industries: without
wood preservatives

2. Combustion emissions from fuel burning equipment and incinerators not

covered by the First Schedule:

The CO2 reference content is 12%.

Fuel type Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

Total particulate
matter
(PM)
Where dust load emitted:
Liquid 50 mg/m3
(a) > 0.33 < 1.0 kg/h Once/year
(b) ≥ 1.0 kg/h 2 times/year

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Total particulate matter

(PM)
Where dust load emitted:

(a) > 0.44 < 1.0 kg/h 150 mg/m³ Once/year

Solid
(b) ≥ 1.0 < 1.5 kg/h 2 times/year
(c) ≥ 1.5 < 2.0 kg/h 3 times/year
(d) ≥ 2.0 < 2.5 kg/h 4 times/year
(e) ≥ 2.5 kg/h Continuous*
Carbon monoxide (CO) 1000 mg/m³ Periodic
*Averaging time for continuous monitoring is 30 minutes

NOTE:

In the case of boilers, the thermal efficiency shall be at least 90%.

(II) Control of NMVOC emissions

1. Outlets (vents, exhaust outlets, etc.) which have the potential to emit NMVOC
shall comply with:

(a) 20 mg/m3 (indicated as total organic carbon) in the case of halogenated

hydrocarbons; and

(b) 150 mg/m3 (indicated as total organic carbon) other than halogenated
hydrocarbons.

2. The limit values shall be measured periodically.

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(III) Control of fugitive emissions

Fugitive emissions of NMVOC and dust shall be minimized in accordance with the
Guidance Document on Fugitive Emission Control.

(A) Fugitive emissions of NMVOC

1. NMVOC emissions from solvent use shall be minimized by good housekeeping

measures and the use of closed systems. Emissions from storage and handling
shall be, as far as feasible—

(a) captured and ducted to an abatement device; or

(b) captured by a vapor recovery system.

2. Solvent residues shall be handled, transported and removed from a facility in a

closed system.

3. Fugitive emissions from pumps, compressors, flanged joints, etc., shall be

minimized by state-of-the-art seals and joints in accordance with the Guidance
Document on Fugitive Emission Control.

4. Service stations shall be operated with a vapor recovery system. The vapor
displaced by the filling of petrol storage tanks shall be displaced either into other
storage tanks or into abatement equipment.

5. Fugitive emissions from the dry cleaning of textiles shall not exceed 20g of
solvent per kg cleaned and dried clothes. The halogenated solvents have to be
recovered. Filters for solvent recovery have to be regenerated.

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(B) Fugitive emissions of dust

1. Suitable requirements shall be made to emission reduction with regard to

facilities at which solid substances are loaded or unloaded, hoisted, transported,
prepared or stored if these substances may cause dust emissions due to their
density, grain size distribution, grain shape, surface condition, abrasion
resistance, shearing resistance, resistance to fracture, composition or due to
their low humidity content.

2. Fugitive dust emission control shall be achieved via good housekeeping and
appropriate equipment as outlined in the Guidance Document on Fugitive
Emission Control.

THIRD SCHEDULE
[Regulation 13]

LIMIT VALUES AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS (BY ACTIVITY OR INDUSTRY)

In this Schedule, “Toxicity Equivalents” or "TEQ” means toxicity equivalents in

comparison to 2, 3, 7, 8 tetrachlorinateddibenzo-para-dioxin which is also known as
2, 3, 7, 8 tetrachlorodibenzodioxin or 2, 3, 7, 8 TCDD.

A. HEAT AND POWER GENERATION

1. Boilers

The O2 reference content is 6% for solid fuels and 3% for others.

Fuel type Pollutant Capacity Limit value Monitoring

Sum of SO2 and SO3,
> 10 MWe 500 mg/m³ Continuous*
expressed as SO2
Sum of NO and NO2
> 10 MWe 500 mg/m³ Continuous*
Solid and expressed as NO2
liquid > 10 –<100
Hydrogen chloride (HCl) 200 mg/m³ Periodic
fuels MWe
Hydrogen chloride (HCl) ≥100 MWe 100 mg/m³ Periodic

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> 10 –<100
Hydrogen fluoride (HF) 30 mg/m³ Periodic
MWe
Hydrogen fluoride (HF) ≥100 MWe 15 mg/m³ Periodic
Carbon monoxide (CO) > 10 MWe 200 mg/m³ Continuous*
Total PM > 10 MWe 50 mg/m³ Continuous*
Mercury (Hg) >10 MWe 0.03 mg/m³ Periodic
PCDD/PCDF > 10 MWe 0.1 ng TEQ/m3 Periodic
Gaseous Sum of NO and NO2
> 10 MWe 350 mg/m³ Continuous*
fuels expressed as NO2
Carbon monoxide (CO) > 10 MWe 50 mg/m³ Continuous*
Total PM > 10 MWe 5 mg/m³ Periodic
*Averaging time for continuous monitoring is 30 minutes

2. Combustion turbines

The O2 reference content is 15%.

Capacity at
Fuel type Pollutant ISO Limit value Monitoring
conditions
Sum of NO and NO2
> 10 MWe 150mg/m³ Continuous*
Gaseous fuels expressed as NO2
Carbon monoxide (CO) > 10 MWe 100 mg/m³ Continuous*
Sum of NO and NO2
> 10 MWe 200 mg/m³ Continuous*
Liquid fuels expressed as NO2
Carbon monoxide (CO) > 10 MWe 100 mg/m³ Continuous*
*Averaging time for continuous monitoring is 30 minutes

3. Generator sets for combined heat and power production with a total thermal
output ≥ 3 MWe:

The O2 reference content is 5%.

Fuel type Pollutant Capacity Limit value Monitoring

Sum of NO and NO2
≥ 3 MWe 600mg/m³ Periodic
Liquid or expressed as NO2
gas fuels Carbon monoxide (CO) ≥ 3 MWe 650 mg/m³ Periodic
Total PM ≥ 3 MWe 80 mg/m3 Periodic

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B. PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF FERROUS METALS (IRON AND STEEL MILLS)

Source Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

Sum of SO2 and SO3,
500mg/m³ Continuous*
expressed as SO2
Sum of NO and NO2
400 mg/m³ Continuous*
Sinter plants (waste gas expressed as NO2
from the sintering belt) Total PM 50 mg/m³ Continuous*
Total lead as Pb 1 mg/m3 Periodic
NMVOC 75 mg/m3 Periodic
PCDD/PCDF 0.1 ng TEQ/m3 Periodic
Total PM 10 mg/m3 Continuous*
Sum of NO and NO2
Coke ovens (@ 5% O2) 500 mg/m³ Periodic
expressed as NO2
Sulphur compounds as S 800 mg/m³ Periodic
Blast furnace
Total PM 50 mg/m3 Continuous*
(Regenerator; @ 3% O2)
Basic oxygen furnace
Total PM 50 mg/m3 Continuous*
(converter gas)
Electric arc furnaces Total PM 50 mg/m3 Continuous*
Rolling mill: Thermal
Sum of NO and NO2
treatment furnace (@ 5% 500 mg/m³ Periodic
expressed as NO2
O2)
*Averaging time for continuous monitoring is 30 minutes

NOTE:

1. Blast furnace top gas and converter gas shall be actively recycled. If these gases cannot be
recycled for safety reasons or in emergencies, they shall be fed into a flare.

2. Emissions from iron and steel industry shall be minimized by using techniques described
in the Best Available Techniques Guidance Document.

3. These measures include low emission procedures such as dry coke cooling.

4. Gaseous and volatile organic compounds shall be indicated as total organic carbon.

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C. FERROUS METAL FOUNDRIES WITH A CAPACITY ≥ 1 TON MOLTEN METAL PER

DAY

Source Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

Sum of SO2 and SO3,
500mg/m³ Periodic
Cupola furnace expressed as SO2
Carbon monoxide (CO) 150 mg/m³ Periodic
Core production and Amine 5 mg/m3 Periodic
casting Benzene 5 mg/m3 Periodic

NOTE:

Gaseous and volatile organic compounds shall be indicated as total organic carbon.

D. PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING OF NON-FERROUS METALS WITH A CAPACITY

≥ 0.5 TONS PER DAY FOR LEAD OR CADMIUM OR ≥ 2 TONS PER DAY FOR OTHER
METALS

Source Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

Sum of SO2 and SO3, expressed
500mg/m³ Continuous*
as SO2
Sum of NO and NO2 expressed
400 mg/m³ Continuous*
Sinter plants (waste gas as NO2
from the sintering belt) Total PM 50 mg/m³ Continuous*
Total lead as Pb 1 mg/m3 Periodic
NMVOC 75 mg/m3 Periodic
PCDD/PCDF 0.1 ng TEQ/m3 Periodic
Production of copper and
Total PM 20 mg/m3 Continuous*
zinc
Production of lead Total PM 10 mg/m3 Continuous*
Total PM 10 mg/m3 Continuous*
Fluorine compounds as HF 1 mg/m3 Periodic
Primary aluminium Total Fluoride 1.5 mg/m3 Periodic
Sum of SO2 and SO3 expressed
100 mg/m3 Continuous*
as SO2
Total PM 10 mg/m3 Continuous*
Secondary aluminium(1) Sum of NO and NO2 expressed
500 mg/m³ Periodic
as NO2
Smelting, alloying and
refining of aluminium(2) Total PM 10 mg/m3 Continuous*

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Smelting, alloying and

refining of other Total PM 5 mg/m3 Continuous*
non-ferrous metals
*Averaging time for continuous monitoring is 30 minutes

(1) In secondary aluminium production, hexachloroethane shall not be used for smelting.
“Secondary aluminium” is defined as re-melting of all kinds of used aluminium end products
which might be coated, painted and laminated.

(2) “Smelting, alloying and refining of aluminium” is defined as melting of pure aluminium and plain
scrap.

NOTE:

1. Gaseous and volatile organic compounds shall be indicated as total organic carbon.

2. For non-ferrous metal foundries limit values of ferrous metal foundries apply.

3. Fugitive dust emissions shall be minimized using Best Available Techniques Economically
Achievable Guidance Document.

E. OIL AND GAS INDUSTRIES: REFINERIES (ALL SIZES); NATURAL GAS PROCESSING
AND STORAGE; STORAGE AND HANDLING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS

Source Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

Claus plant Sulphur Recovery > 95% Periodic
Total PM 40 mg/m3 Continuous*
Catalytic
Sum of SO2 and SO3,
cracking 1200 mg/m3 Continuous*
expressed as SO2
Calcination Total PM 40 mg/m3 Continuous*
*Averaging time for continuous monitoring is 30 minutes

NOTE:

1. Gases and vapors of organic substances which escape from pressure relief fittings and
blow-down systems shall be fed into a gas collecting system.

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2. The collected gases shall be combusted in process furnaces if this is feasible. If this is not
feasible, the gases shall be fed into a flare.

3. Waste gases continually produced by processing systems and waste gases occurring
during the regeneration of catalysts, inspections and cleaning operations shall be fed into
a post-combustion facility, or equivalent measures to reduce emissions shall be applied.

4. Gaseous and volatile organic compounds shall be indicated as total organic carbon.

5. Fugitive emissions of volatile organic substances shall be minimized according to the

respective Best Available Techniques Economically Achievable Guidance Document.

6. For compliance check a “Leakage Detection and Repair Programme” shall be implemented
as outlined in the Guidance Document on Leak Detection and Repair in a manner as
specified and approved by the Director General.

7. Combustion installations using refinery gas or other by-products shall comply with the
standards of Fuel Burning Equipment in the Second Schedule or Third Schedule, depending
on the thermal output.

F. NON-METALLIC (MINERAL) INDUSTRY: CEMENT PRODUCTION (ALL SIZES);

MANUFACTURE OF GLASS INCLUDING GLASS FIBRE WITH A MELTING CAPACITY
≥ 1 TON OF PRODUCT PER DAY; MANUFACTURE OF CERAMIC PRODUCTS BY
FIRING, ROOFING TILES, BRICKS, REFRACTORY BRICKS, TILES, CERAMIC GLASS,
STONEWARE OR PORCELAIN, WITH A PRODUCTION CAPACITY ≥ 10 TONS OF
PRODUCT PER DAY

The O2 reference content for:

(a) cement kilns is 10%.

(b) flame-heated glass melting furnaces is 8%.
(c) flame-heated pot furnaces and day tanks furnaces 13%.
(d) ceramic furnaces is 17%.

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Source Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

Sum of NO and NO2
800 mg/m3 Continuous*
expressed as NO2
Cement kilns Total PM 50 mg/m3 Continuous*
Mercury 0.05 mg/m3 Periodic
PCDD/PCDF 0.1 ng TEQ/m3 Periodic
Sum of NO and NO2
Rotary furnaces for 1500 mg/m3 Continuous*
expressed as NO2
the manufacture of
Total PM 50 mg/m3 Continuous*
hard quicklime or
Mercury 0.05 mg/m3 Periodic
sintering dolomite
PCDD/PCDF 0.1 ng TEQ/m3 Periodic
Sum of SO2 and SO3
800 mg/m3 Continuous*
expressed as SO2
Sum of NO and NO2
Glass furnaces 800 mg/m3 Continuous*
expressed as NO2
Total lead as Pb 5 mg/m3 Periodic
Total PM 50 mg/m3 Continuous*
Sum of SO2 and SO3
800 mg/m3 Periodic
expressed as SO2
Sum of NO and NO2
800 mg/m3 Periodic
expressed as NO2
Ceramic furnaces Total PM
Where dust load emitted:
50 mg/m3
(a) > 0.33 < 1.0 kg/h Once/year
(b) ≥ 1.0 <2.0 kg/h 2 times/year
(c) ≥ 2.0 kg/h Continuous*
*Averaging time for continuous monitoring is 30 minutes

NOTE:

1. Glass furnaces: If nitrate purification is required for reasons of glass product quality, sum
of NO and NO2 emissions expressed as NO2 in waste gas shall not exceed a mass
concentration of 1000 mg/m3.

2. The best available techniques to further reduce emissions, particularly by using improved
combustion, shall be applied.

3. Emission limits for furnaces with oxy-fuel burners shall be considered on a case-by-case
basis in accordance with the Best Available Techniques Economically Achievable Guidance
Document.

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4. Facilities for the melting of mineral substances including the production of mineral fibres
shall comply with a limit value for sum of SO2 and SO3, expressed as SO2 of 1500 mg/m3
corrected to O2 reference content at 8%.

G. ASPHALT MIXING PLANTS (STATIONARY INSTALLATIONS)

The O2 reference content is 17%.

Fuel type Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

Liquid and gaseous Carbon monoxide (CO) 0.50 g/m³ Periodic
Solid Carbon monoxide (CO) 1.0 g/m³ Periodic
Total PM 50mg/m³ Periodic
All fuels
NMVOC 50 mg/m³ Periodic

NOTE:

1. Waste gases containing dust from the mineral rotary dryer, the asphalt granulate dryer
(parallel dryer), the transport units for hot minerals, the washer and the mixer shall be
collected and fed into a de-dusting system.

2. Crushers for recycled asphalt shall be encapsulated and equipped with effective control
equipment to reduce dust emissions, e.g., water sprinklers.

3. Waste gases from the vicinity of the mixer outflow, the transfer points to the mixer, the
transport units for the bituminous mixture and the transfer points to the loading silos
which contains organic substances shall be collected and fed into a suitable waste gas
purification facility, by feeding the waste gases into the mineral rotary dryer as
combustion air.

4. Emissions of organic substances when the bitumen storage tanks are filled shall preferably
be avoided by using the vapor recovery technique.

5. Gaseous and volatile organic compounds shall be indicated as total organic carbon.

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H. PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY INCLUDING PAPER RECYCLING FACILITIES IN ALL

SIZES

Source Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

PM 150 mg/m3 Periodic
Recovery
furnaces Sum of NO and NO2 2 kg/t Air Dried Pulp
Periodic
expressed as NO2 (ADP)
Hydrogen sulfide
15 mg/m3 Periodic
(H2S)
Lime kilns
Sum of NO and NO2 2 kg/t Air Dried Pulp
Periodic
expressed as NO2 (ADP)
1.5 kg/t Air Dried Pulp
Sulfite mills Total sulfur Periodic
(ADP)
Kraft and 1.0 kg/t Air Dried Pulp
Total sulfur Periodic
others (ADP)

NOTE:

1. Through good planning and construction, as well as optimization of process technology and
plant management, emissions of odour-intensive substances such as from waste paper stock,
waste paper treatment, interim storage and transportation of waste from waste paper
treatment, process water cycles, the water treatment plant and sludge dewatering, shall be
prevented as far as possible.

2. If odour impacts are to be expected in the vicinity of a facility, the best available more
extensive techniques to reduce odours shall be used, for example enclosure of the facility
components, collection of waste gases and feeding them to a waste gas purification facility.

3. Emissions of dust and Total Reduced Sulphur (TRS) shall be minimized by using Best
Available Techniques Economically Achievable as outlined in the Best Available Techniques
Economically Achievable Guidance Document.

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I. CHEMICAL AND PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN ALL SIZES

Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

Hydrogen chloride (HCl) 200 mg/m3 Periodic
Sum of NO and NO2 expressed as
700 mg/m3 Periodic
NO2
Ammonia (NH3) 76 mg/m3 Periodic
Chlorine (Cl) 32 mg/m3 Periodic
Sum of SO2 and SO3, expressed as
100 mg/m3 Periodic
SO2
Mercury (Hg) 0.05 mg/m3 Periodic
Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) 7.5 mg/m3 Periodic
Total PM 50 mg/m3 Periodic

NOTE:

1. Gaseous and volatile organic compounds shall be indicated as total organic carbon.

2. For the control of NMVOC emissions Best, Available Techniques Economically Achievable
shall apply as outlined in the Best Available Techniques Economically Achievable Guidance
Document.

3. New facilities for the production of chlorine or alkali using asbestos for the diaphragm or
amalgam process are prohibited.

4. For mixing and packaging of chemicals, pesticides and pharmaceutical products with a
capacity ≥ 5 tons of product per day:

(a) Total dust, including organic substances specified as hazardous as in the Fifth
Schedule;

(b) Waste gases containing dust shall be collected at the place of origin and fed into a
de-dusting system;

(c) Dust emissions in waste gas shall not exceed a maximum mass concentration of
5 mg/m³; and

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(d) Dust emissions with a composition of hazardous substances or preparations of

10 per cent or more shall not exceed a maximum mass concentration in waste gas
of 2 mg/m3.

J. SOLVENT USE IN INDUSTRY: FACILITIES FOR THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF

SUBSTANCES, OBJECTS OR PRODUCTS USING ORGANIC SOLVENTS, IN
PARTICULAR FOR DRESSING, PRINTING, COATING, DEGREASING,
WATERPROOFING, SIZING, PAINTING, CLEANING OR IMPREGNATING, FAT
EXTRACTION, WITH A SOLVENT CONSUMPTION CAPACITY OF MORE THAN
200 TONNES PER YEAR

1. Facilities of this category shall establish a solvent management plan in order to

set-up a reduction strategy.

2. Solvent losses shall be reduced in accordance with Best Available Techniques

Economically Achievable limiting these losses to not more than 30% of the
solvent input as a general rule.

3. Actual reduction targets and their time frame shall be set on a case-by-case basis
as outlined in the Guidance Document on Fugitive Emission Control.

K. WASTE INCINERATORS IN ALL SIZES

Air pollutant emission from incineration process shall not exceed the concentration
limits tabulated below.

The O2 reference content is 11%.

Pollutant Limit value Monitoring

Total PM 100 mg/m3 Continuous*
NMVOC as total organic carbon 10 mg/m3 Continuous*
Hydrogen chloride (HCl) 40 mg/m3 Continuous*
Hydrogen fluoride (HF) 1 mg/m3 Continuous*
Sum of SO2 and SO3 expressed as SO2 50 mg/m3 Continuous*
Sum of NO and NO2 expressed as NO2 200 mg/m3 Continuous*
Carbon monoxide (CO) 50 mg/m3 Continuous*

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Cadmium and its compounds, expressed as

cadmium (Cd) Total
Periodic
Thallium and its compounds, expressed as 0.05 mg/m3
thallium (Tl)
Mercury and its compounds, expressed as
0.05 mg/m3 Periodic
mercury (Hg)
Antimony (Sb), Arsenic (As), Lead (Pb),
Chromium (Cr), Cobalt (Co), Copper (Cu), Total
Periodic
Manganese (Mn), Nickel (Ni), Vanadium (V), 0.5 mg/m3
and their compounds expressed as the element
PCDD/PCDF 0.1 ng TEQ/m3 Periodic
*Averaging time for continuous monitoring is 30 minutes

FOURTH SCHEDULE
[Regulation 13]

TOXICITY EQUIVALENTS FACTOR (TEFs) FOR DIOXIN AND FURAN

Chlorine Position Component Equivalents

Factor
DIOXIN
(a) 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD) 1
(b) 1,2,3,7,8 Pentachlorodibenzodioxin (PeCDD) 0.5
(c) 1,2,3,4,7,8 Hexachlorodibenzodioxin (HxCDD) 0.1
(d) 1,2,3,7,8,9 Hexachlorodibenzodioxin (HxCDD) 0.1
(e) 1,2,3,6,7,8 Hexachlorodibenzodioxin (HxCDD) 0.1
(f) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 Heptachlorodibenzodioxin (HpCDD) 0.01
(g) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 Octachlorodibenzodioxin (OCDD) 0.001

FURAN
(a) 2,3,7,8 Tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDF) 0.1
(b) 2,3,4,7,8 Pentachlorodibenzofuran (PeCDF) 0.5
(c) 1,2,3,7,8 Pentachlorodibenzofuran (PeCDF) 0.05
(d) 1,2,3,4,7,8 Hexachlorodibenzofuran (HxCDF) 0.1
(e) 1,2,3,7,8,9 Hexachlorodibenzofuran (HxCDF) 0.1
(f) 1,2,3,6,7,8 Hexachlorodibenzofuran (HxCDF) 0.1
(g) 2,3,4,6,7,8 Hexachlorodibenzofuran (HxCDF) 0.1
(h) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8 Heptachlorodibenzofuran (HpCDF) 0.01
(i) 1,2,3,4,7,8,9 Heptachlorodibenzofuran (HpCDF) 0.01
(j) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 Octachlorodibenzofuran (OCDF) 0.001

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FIFTH SCHEDULE
[Regulation 15]

EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

1. In the case of emissions originating from incineration or fuel burning the oxygen
content in the emission shall not be less than 3%.

2. Gaseous and volatile organic compounds shall be indicated as total organic

carbon.

3. The limit values shall be measured periodically.

4. As to an occurrence of substances of one category belonging to different classes,

the cumulation rule shall apply.

The cumulation rule means that:

(a) The total emission standards of class (2) may not be exceeded if
substances of classes (1) and (2) occur simultaneously in waste gas.

(b) The emission standards of class (3) may not be exceeded as a total if
substances of classes (1) and (3), of classes (2) and (3) or of classes (1)
to (3) occur simultaneously in waste gas.

5. A list of the most relevant substances in each category are given in the List of
Hazardous Substances document. The Director General may include other
substances in each category listed in the List Of Hazardous Substances Under
Regulation 15, Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations 2013 document.

6. In this Schedule, “Toxicity Equivalents” or "TEQ” means toxicity equivalents in

comparison to 2, 3, 7, 8, tetrachlorinateddibenzo-para-dioxin which is also
known as 2, 3, 7, 8 tetrachlorodibenzodioxin or 2, 3, 7, 8 TCDD.

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Category (1) Extremely hazardous substances

A substance is categorized as extremely hazardous on the basis of extreme toxicity,

persistence and tendency towards accumulation. For extremely hazardous substances
no limit mass flow or emissions standard applies but the requirement to minimize
emissions applies instead. In general, for unintentional releases of Category (1)
substances a limit value of 0.1 ng TEQ/m3 shall apply.

Category (2) Carcinogenic substances

For substances classified as hazardous the following limit value shall apply to the sum
of all occurring carcinogenic substances in a gas flow:

Class (1) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 0.5 grams/hour or more an
emission standard of 0.10 mg/m3 applies.

Class (2) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 5 grams/hour or more an

emission standard of 1 mg/m3 applies.

Class (3) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 25 grams/hour or more an

emission standard of 5 mg/m3 applies.

Category (3) Gaseous and volatile organic substances

Class (1) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 0.10 kilograms/hour or more an
emission standard of 20 mg/m³ applies.

Class (2) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 2.0 kilograms/hour or more an
emission standard of 100 mg/m³ applies.

Class (3) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 3.0 kilograms/hour or more an
emission standard of 150 mg/m³ applies.

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If more than one emission standard applies to a group of substances, the lowest
standard will be the norm for the sum of all substances in accordance with the
cumulation rule.

Fugitive NMVOC emissions shall be minimized by suitable control measures such as

those mentioned in the Guidance Document on Fugitive Emission Control.

Category (4) Gaseous and volatile inorganic substances

(a) Volatile inorganic substances other than Oxides of Sulfur and Oxides of
Nitrogen

Class (1) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 10 grams/hour or more for each
substance an emission standard of 1.0 mg/m³ applies.

Class (2) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 50 grams/hour or more for each
substance an emission standard of 5.0 mg/m³ applies.

Class (3) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 300 grams/hour or more for
each substance an emission standard of 30 mg/m³ applies.

In the case of gaseous and volatile inorganic substances the cumulation rule shall not
apply.

(b) Oxides of Sulfur and Oxides of Nitrogen

General limit values for oxides of sulphur (sum of SO2 and SO3 expressed as SO2) and
oxides of nitrogen (sum of NO and NO2 expressed as NO2):

In the case of an untreated mass flow of 5.0 kilograms/hour or more for each substance
an emission standard of 400 mg/m³ shall apply if not stated otherwise in the Third
Schedule.

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Category (5) Particulate inorganic substances

Class (1) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 1.0 grams/hour or more an
emission standard of 0.20 mg/m³ applies.

Class (2) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 5.0 grams/hour or more an
emission standard of 1.0 mg/m³ applies.

Class (3) In the case of an untreated mass flow of 25 grams/hour or more an

emission standard of 5.0 mg/m³ applies.

If more than one emission standard applies to a group of substances, the lowest value
will be the norm for the sum of all substances in accordance with the cumulation rule.

Fugitive particulate emissions shall be minimized by suitable control measures as

determined by the Director General.

Category (6) Fibres

Biopersistent ceramic fibres (for example, consisting of aluminium silicate, aluminium

oxide, silicon carbide, potassium titanate) in waste gases shall not exceed
1.5 x 104 fibres/m³.

Fibre here means a particle with a length in excess of 5 µm, a width of less than 3 µm
and a length/width ratio of more than 3:1.

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SIXTH SCHEDULE
[Regulation 24]

LIST OF UNDESIRABLE OCCURRENCE

1. Where there is justified complaint or evidence of nuisance, and non-installation

of control equipment.

2. Breakdown or non-operation of control equipment.

3. Pollution cases that seriously threaten the environment or public health and
safety which warrant immediate halt.

4. Premises that experiences industrial disaster such as fire, explosion and the like
which may pose serious risk to the environment or the public in the vicinity.

5. Serious environmental pollution which gives rise to frequent complaints and

upon investigation, the complaints are found to be justified and the premises are
flouting the directives of the Director General.

6. Premises which frequently commit similar offences despite having been subject
to various legal actions by the Director General such as notices, directives,
compounds or court actions.

7. Pollution cases which cause serious negative impacts to life and there is
evidence indicating that the premises do not make sufficient effort to overcome
the pollution problems.

8. Serious environmental pollution with wide coverage in mass media and there is
evidence indicating that the pollution occurred as a result of absence,
non-operation or malfunctioning of the air pollution control system in the
premises.

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 P.U. (A) 151

Made 23 April 2014

[AS(U)91/110/611/077 Jld. 10; PN(PU2)280/XV]

DATUK SERI PALANIVEL A/L GOVINDASAMY

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment

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