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Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 (S.R. No. 206 of 2018).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Emissions Ozone layer Climate change Certification Hazardous substances Data collection/reporting
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations amend the Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 so as to update those Regulations on existing EU legislation on Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases and to make provision for offshore installations. They contains new requirements for businesses on labelling of equipment containing F-gases, the inclusion of work with refrigeration units of refrigerated trucks and trailers in several F-gas offences, and a new requirement for businesses transferring F-gas work to another organisation and contain a new certification requirement for work with F-gases in stationary refrigeration, air conditioning, heat pumps and the refrigeration units of trucks and trailers. The competent authority shall be the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. No. 425 of 2015).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2015

Keyword: Pollution control, Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Ozone layer, Climate change, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Hazardous substances, Data collection/reporting

Source: FAO, FAOLEX