Air Pollution Control (Smoke) Regulations (Chapter 311C)

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (SMOKE) REGULATIONS CHAPTER 311C LONG TITLE Empowering section VerDate:30/06/1997 (Cap 311 section 43) [1 October 1983] (Originally L.N. 247 of 1983) REGULATION 1 Citation VerDate:30/06/1997 These regulations may be cited as the Air Pollution Control (Smoke) Regulations. REGULATION 2 Interpretation VerDate:30/06/1997 In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires "approved device" means a device specified in the Schedule; "dark smoke" means smoke which, if compared in the appropriate manner with the Ringelmann Chart or an approved device, would appear to be as dark as or darker than shade 1 on the Ringelmann Chart; (L.N. 289 of 1990) "Ringelmann Chart" means a shade chart of the type known at the date of commencement of these regulations as a Ringelmann Chart; "smoke" includes (a) dust or fumes; and (b) soot, ash, grit or gritty particles emitted in smoke or steam. REGULATION 3 Restrictions applicable to dark smoke emission VerDate:30/06/1997 An owner of any premises who operates any chimney or relevant plant in such a manner that any dark smoke is emitted for more than 6 minutes in any period of 4 hours or for more than 3 minutes continuously at any one time, commits an offence and is liable (a) on first conviction, to a fine of $20000 and in addition to a fine of $100 for every one quarter of an hour during the whole or any part of which such offence is knowingly and wilfully continued; and (b) on any subsequent conviction, to a fine of $20000 and to imprisonment for 3 months and in addition to a fine of $100 for every one quarter of an hour during the whole or any part of which such offence is knowingly and wilfully continued. (L.N. 289 of 1990) REGULATION 4 Amendment of Schedule VerDate:30/06/1997 The Governor may by order amend the Schedule. SCHEDULE SCHEDULE VerDate:30/06/1997 [regulation 2] APPROVED DEVICES 1. Micro-Ringelmann Chart 2. Miniature Ringelmann Chart 3. Telesmoke 4. Smokescope