National Environmental (Air, Fuel and Vehicle Importation Standards) Regulations No 01 2003

1295/11 PART 1 : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Government Notifications THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ACT, NO 47 OF 1980 REGULATION made by the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources under Section 32 of the National Environmental Act, No 47 of 1980, read with Section 23J and 23K of the Act. RUKMAN SENANAYAKE Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Colombo 30th June 2003 Regulation This regulations may be cited as the National Environmental (Air, Fuel and Vehicle Importation Standards) Regulations No 01 2003 and shall come into effect July 01, 2003 PART 1 VEHICULAR EXHAUST EMISSION STANDARDS The permissible Vehicular Exhaust Emission limits for every motor vehicle in use in Sri Lanka, shall be set out in the First Schedule hereto. No owner, user or a person who is in the possession of a motor vehicle shall operate or permit the operation of a motor vehicle that discharges exhaust emissions into the atmosphere in excess of the Vehicular Emission Standards set out in the First Schedule hereto. (1) The Commissioner of Motor Traffic may for the purpose of these regulations, authorize any vehicle emission testing centre to be an accredited vehicle emission testing centre for the purpose of testing and certifying the vehicular exhaust emission levels of any motor vehicle. (2) The Commissioner of Motor Traffic shall obtain the approval of the Central Environmental Authority prior to authorizing any vehicle testing centre as an accredited vehicle testing centre for the purpose of testing and certifying vehicular exhaust emission levels. (3) No certificate issued under this regulation by an accredited vehicle emission testing center in respect of the vehicular exhaust emission levels for Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Hydrocarbon (HC) shall be considered valid, unless the measuring equipment used to test and certify the compliance of the Vehicular Exhaust Emission Standards for Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Hydrocarbon (HC), is in compliance with ISO/OIML Standard: Instruments for measuring vehicle exhaust emissions, ISO 3930:2000/OIML R 99: 2000 – Class One. (4) No certificate issued under this regulation by an accredited vehicle emission testing center under this regulation in respect of the vehicular exhaust emission levels for Smoke Opacity, shall be considered valid unless the measuring equipment used to test and certify the compliance of the Vehicular Exhaust Emission Standards for Smoke opacity, is in compliance with SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE J 1667/or/ISO 11614. (5) Every owner or user of a motor vehicle shall produce the annual compliance certificate of Vehicular Exhaust Emission Standards, issued by a vehicle emission testing center authorized by the Commissioner of Motor Traffic as an accredited vehicle emission testing center under paragraph (1) of this regulation, upon request by any officer authorized in that behalf by the Commissioner of Motor Traffic PART II FUEL STANDARDS No person shall supply, sell or distribute fuel, for the use of any motor vehicle that is not in compliance with the permissible fuel standards as set out in the Second Schedule hereto. PART III VEHICULAR EXHAUST EMISSION STANDARDS FOR IMPORTATION OF VEHICLES (1) The permitted mobile emission limits for every motor vehicle that is imported to Sri Lanka or assembled or manufactured locally, shall be as set out in the Third Schedule hereto. (2) Every person who imports a motor vehicle shall produce for every motor vehicle so import to the Commissioner of Motor Traffic, a compliance certificate of Vehicular Exhaust Emission Standards, issued by a manufacturer or any vehicle emission testing center authorized by the Government of the exporting country. {3} No certificate produced to the Commissioner of Motor Traffic under paragraph (2) of this regulation for the importation of a motor vehicle shall be considered valid unless the measuring equipment used to test and certify the compliance of the Vehicular Exhaust Emission standards for Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Hydrocarbon (HC), is in compliance with ISO/OIML Standard: Instruments for measuring vehicle exhaust emission, ISO 3930: 2000/OIML R 99:2000 – Class One. (4) No certificate produced to the Commissioner of Motor Traffic under paragraph (2) of this regulation for the importation of a motor vehicle shall be considered valid unless the measuring equipment used to test and certify the compliance of the Vehicular Exhaust Emission Standards for Smoke Opacity, is in compliance with SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE J 1667 or ISO 11614. In these regulations: “Central Environmental Authority “ means the Central Environmental Authority established in terms of Section 2 of the National Environmental Act. No 47 of 1980: the words “motor vehicle”, “motor cycle” “motor cars” and “motor tricycle” “ shall have the same meaning assigned to them under the Motor Traffic Act (Chapter 203). Regulations made by the Minister of Forestry and Environment under section 32 of the National Environmental Act, No 47 of 1980 and published in Gazette Extraordinary No 1137/35 dated June 23, 2000 are hereby rescinded. . FIRST SCHEDULE Petrol Vehicles Emission Standards With effect from July 1, With effect from 2003 January 01, 2007 Type of Vehicles Carbon Monoxide CO (%v/v) Hydrocarbon HC (ppm v/v) Carbon Monoxide CO (%v/v) Hydrocarbon HC(ppm v/v) Remarks Petrol vehicles other than motor cycles and motor tricycles 4.5 1200 3.0 1000 Both Idling & 2500 RPM/no load Petrol motor cycles 6 9000 4.0 6000 Both Idling & 2500 RPM / no load Petrol motor tricycles 6 9000 4.0 6000 Both Idling & 2500 RPM/no load Abbreviations: %v/v - Percent by volume ppm v/v - parts per million by volume RPM - Revolutions per Minute Diesel Vehicles Type of Vehicles Emission Standards Smoke Opacity on Snap Acceleration K factor (Im-1) With effect from July 01, 2003 With effect from January 01, 2005 With effect from January o1, 2007 Diesel Vehicles 8.0 6.0 4.0 * k factor - Absorption Coefficient * Snap Acceleration – has the same meaning as defined in SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE J 1667 SECOND SCHEDULE Emission Related Standards For Gasoline Fuel Standard Low Octane Gasoline High Octane Gasoline Parameter Unit With effect from July 1, 2003 With effect from July 1, 2003 Test Method 1 Research Octane Number (RON) (minimum) 90 95 ASTMD 2699 2 Benzene (maximum) % v/v 4 25 ASTMD 3606 3 Lead content (maximum) g/1 0.013 0.013 ASTMD 3341 & ASTMD 5055 4 Sulphur (S) (maximum) ppm 1000 500 ASTMD 1266 5 Reid Vapour Pressure (max) kPa 60 (380C) 70 ASTMD 5191 6 Motor Octane Number (MON) (Minimum) 85 ASTMD2699 7 Evaporation at 150oC % 70 75 8 Total Aromatics % v/v 45 45 UOP 273 9 Oxygen content (maximum) %m/m 2.7 2.7 By calculation Abbreviations: kPa - kilo Pascal % v/v - percent by volume g/l - grams per litre ppm - parts per million % m/m - percent by mass ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials Emission Related Standards for Auto Diesel Fuel Standard Test Method Parameter Unit With effect from July 1st 2003 With effect from January 1st 2004 With effect from January 01st 2007 (Provisional) 1 Cetane Number (Minimum) 49 49 49 IP 21 or ASTMD 613 2 Density at 15OC (Maximum) g/l 820 – 860 820 – 860 860 ASTMD 1298 3 Distillation (T 90 – Maximum) OC 370 370 -- ASTMD 86 4 Distillation (T 95 – Maximum) OC -- -- 370 ASTMD 86 5 Sulphur (S) content (Maximum) ppm 5000 3000 500 ASTMD 1266 6 Cetane Index 46 46 46 ASTMD 976 Abbreviations: % v/v - percent by volume g/l - grams per litre ppm - parts per million T 90 - Temperature at which 90% of diesel evaporates T 95 - Temperature at which 95% of diesel evaporates ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials Emission Related Standards for Super Diesel Fuel Standard Parameter Unit With effect from January 1st, 2004 Test Method 1 Cetane Number (Minimum) 49 LP 21 or ASTMD 613 2 Density at 15OC (Maximum) g/l 860 ASTMD 1298 3 Distillation (T 95 – Maximum) OC 370 ASTMD 86 4 Sulphur (S) Content Ppm 500 ASTMD 1266 (Maximum) 5 Cetane Index 46 ASTMD 976 Abbreviations % v/v - percent by volume g/l - grams per litre ppm - parts per million T 90 - Temperature at which 90% of diesel evaporates T 95 - Temperature at which 95% of diesel evaporates ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials THIRD SCHEDULE Petrol Vehicles Abbreviations % v/v - percent by volume ppm v/v - parts per million by volume Diesel Vehicles Emission Standards Smoke Opacity on Snap Acceleration K factor/m-1 Type of Vehicle With effect from January 1st, 2004 Diesel 4.0 * k factor – Absorption Coefficient * Snap Acceleration – has the same meaning as defined in SAE RECOMMENDED PRACTICE J 1667 * SAE – Society of Automobile Engineers Emission Standard With effect from January 1st, 2004 Type of Vehicle Carbon Monoxide CO (% vol) Hydrocarbon HC(ppm v/v) Remarks Petrol vehicles other than motor cycles & motor tricycles 3.0 1000 Both Idling and 2500 RPM/no Petrol motor cycles & tricycles 4.0 3000 Both Idling and 3500 RPM/no