Water Policy Framework (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 (L.N. 115 of 2012)

B 901 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 901 A.L. 115 tal-2012 ATT DWAR AWTORITÀ TA’ MALTA DWAR IR-RIśORSI (KAP. 423) ATT DWAR L-AMBJENT U L-IPPJANAR TAL-IśVILUPP (KAP. 504) Regolamenti tal-2012 li jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Pjan ta’ Azzjoni fil-Qasam tal-Politika tal-Ilma BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija bl-artikolu 28(1) tal-Att dwar l-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar ir-RiŜorsi u bl-artikoli 2, 61, 64 u 66 tal-Att dwar l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar tal-IŜvilupp, il-Prim Ministru u l Ministru għar-RiŜorsi u Affarijiet Rurali, wara konsultazzjoni mal Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar ir-RiŜorsi u l-Awtorità ta’ Malta dwar l Ambjent u l-Ippjanar, għamlu dawn ir-regolamenti li āejjin: Titolu u skop. L.S. 423.20 1. (1) It-titolu ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti hu r-Regolamenti tal-2012 li Jemendaw ir-Regolamenti dwar Pjan ta’ Azzjoni fil Qasam tal-Politika tal-Ilma u dawn ir-regolamenti għandhom jinqraw u jiftiehmu ħaāa waħda mar-Regolamenti dwar Pjan ta’ Azzjoni fil Qasam tal-Politika tal-Ilma hawn aktar ’il quddiem imsejħa "ir regolamenti prinëipali". (2) Dawn ir-regolamenti jittrasponu l-Artikolu 32 tad Direttiva 2009/31/KE dwar il-ħŜin āeoloāiku tad-dijossidu tal karbonju u li temenda d-Direttivi 85/337/KEE, 2000/60/KE, 2001/80/ KE, 2004/35/KE, 2006/12/KE, 2008/1/KE u r-Regolament (KE) Nru 1013/2006. Jemenda r regolament 11 tar-regolamenti prinëipali. 2. Il-paragrafu (j) tas-subregolament (3) tar-regolament 11 tar-regolamenti prinëipali għandu jiāi emendat kif āej: (a) is-subparagrafi (v) u (vi) tiegħu għandhom jiāu enumerati mill-ādid bħala s-subparagrafi (vi) u (vii) rispettivament; u (b) minnufih wara s-subparagrafu (iv) tiegħu, għandu jiŜdied il-paragrafu ādid li āej: L.S. 504.109 "(v) injezzjoni tal-fluss tad-dijossidu tal karbonju għall-finijiet tal-ħŜin f’formazzjonijiet āeoloāiëi li għal raāunijiet naturali ma jkunux adatti b’mod permanenti għal finijiet oħra, kemm-il darba din it-tip ta’ injezzjoni ssir skont ir-Regolamenti dwar il-ĦŜin Āeoloāiku tad Dijossidu tal-Karbonju, jew tkun eskluŜa mill applikabbiltà ta’ dawk ir-regolamenti skont ir regolament 2(2) ta’ dawk ir-regolamenti;". Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 18,900, 10 ta’ April, 2012 Taqsima B B 902 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 902 L.N. 115 of 2012 MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY ACT (CAP. 423) ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT (CAP. 504) Water Policy Framework (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 28(1) of the Malta Resources Authority Act and by articles 2, 61, 64 and 66 of the Environment and Development Planning Act, the Prime Minister and the Minister for Resources and Rural Affairs, after consultation with the Malta Resources Authority and the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, have made the following regulations: Citation and scope. S.L. 423.20 1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Water Policy Framework (Amendment) Regulations, 2012, and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Water Policy Framework Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". (2) These regulations transpose Article 32 of Directive 2009/ 31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Directives 85/337/EEC, 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006. Amends regulation 11 of the principal regulations. 2. Paragraph (j) of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 11 of the principal regulations shall be amended as follows: (a) items (v) and (vi) thereof shall be renumbered as items (vi) and (vii) respectively; and (b) immediately after item (iv) thereof, there shall be added the following new paragraph: S.L. 504.109 "(v) injection of carbon dioxide stream for storage purposes into geological formations which for natural reasons are permanently unsuitable for other purposes, provided that such injection is made in accordance with the Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide Regulations, or excluded from the applicability of those regulations pursuant to regulation 2(2) of those regulations;". Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper Prezz/Price €0.09