Environment Management (Management of Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations

LAWS OF MALAWI Environment Management Cap. 60:02 35 £ 11 viro11men1 Management (Management of O=one Depleting Substances) Regulations [Subsidiary) SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT (MANAGEMENT OF OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES) REGULATIONS under s. 41 PART I PRELIMINARY 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Environment Citation Management (Management of Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations . ~- In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise re- Interpreta tion qmres "consumption" means production plus imports less exports of ozone depleting substances; "CFCs" means chlorofluorocarbons listed in the First Schedule; "HCFCs" means hydrochlorofluorocarbons listed in the Third Schedule; " ODS" means ozone depleting substances listed in the First, Second, Third and Fifth Schedules; "ODS Technologies" means the equipment or materials contain ing or made with ozone depleting substances listed in the Fourth Schedule; "Protocol" means the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer of 1987 and as amended at London, Copenhagen and Vienna; "refrigerant" means a substance, whether part or mixture, that is used as a coolant in a refrigerator, freezer , cold room, dehumidifier, heat pump or an air conditioner; and '"training" means training in refrigeration and air conditioning. 3. These Regulations shall apply to- Applica tion (a) every importer and distributor of ozone depleting substances; (b) every importer of technology which uses ozone depleting substances; (c) every company and an individual who services refrigerators, air conditioners including mobile and other ozone depleting substances technologies; (d) every company and an individual using servicing fire extinguishers; L.R.O. 1/2000 36 [Subsidiary] Import permi t fo r ODS Export permit Second hand refrigerators New CFC refrigerato rs Vehicles fi tted with air conditioners, etc. Aerosol products LAWS OF MALAWI Cap. 60:02 Environment Management Environment Management (M anagement of Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations (e) any company, an individual and farmer using ODS; (j) the relevant Government ministries and departments; and (g) the general public. PART II CONTROL MEASURES 4.- (l) (a) Any person who wants to import ODS shall apply for an import permit from the Minister: (b) An import pennit shall be in the form set out in the Sixth Schedule. (2) The Department of Customs and Excise shall submit to the Minister duplicate copies of all import declarations of the ODS. (3) Any person who supplies or distributes the ODS shall keep a record of names and addresses of the persons to whom the ODS have been supplied or distributed. (4) (a) Any person importing ODS shall cause all the containers of ODS to have a lebel bearing the: (i) name of the manufacturer; (ii) the name of the country of origin; and (iii) Chemical Abstracts (CAS) Registry number; (b) An y person who contravenes the provisions of subregulation 4 (a) commits an offence. 5. Any person exporting ODS shall apply to the Minister for an export permit. 6. With effect from 1st April , 1998, no person shall import second-hand refrigerators and air conditioners which are designated to use CFC-12 (R-12) or CFC-11 (R-11 ) as coolant. 7. With effect from 1st January, 1999, no person shall import brand new CFC refrigerators and air conditioners. 8. With effect from 1st January, 1999, any person importing vehicles fitted with an air conditioner or refrigeration unit shall ensure that the cooling units are fitted with CFC-free coolants. 9.- (l) With effect from the date of entry into force of the Regulations and subject to subregulation (2), no person shall bring into the country any aerosol product which uses CFCs as carrier gases or propellants. (2) Medical aerosols used in asthma metered dose inhalers (MDis) may continue being imported. LAWS OF MALAWI En vironment Management Cap. 60:02 37 Environment M anagement (Managemelll of Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations [Subsidiary] 10. With effect from 1st January, 2004, no person shall Import of import new ODS. new ODS 11. With effect from 2007, no person shall use ODS listed in Use o f ODS the First and Second Schedules. 12. With effect from the date of entry into force of these Investment Regulations, no person shall engage in investment projects using project ODS projects listed in the First and Second Schedule. 13. An air-conditioner or refrigerator technician shall not Servicing vent out any refrigerant that is an ODS when installing, serving, an air maintaining or repairing the equipment. conditioner, e tc. 14. Any person who owns or is responsible for a refrigerator Leak or an air-conditioner shall have a leak detector or leak detecting detector or method . leak detec ting method 15. No person shall retrofit CFC refrigeration and conditioning equipment with HCFC. air Retrofitting CFC refrigera tion, etc. · 16.- (1) No person shall use halons where alternatives like F ire fighting carbon dioxide, water, dry powder, foams and inert gases can be services used . · (2) No fire station shall use halons in fire fighting demon strations of exercises. (3) With effect from 1st January, 2001 , no person shall refill the fire-extinguishing systems with new halons rather than recycled halons. (4) With effect from 1st January, 2003, no person shall sell fire-extinguishers with halons, except for critical uses in defence and aviation. (5) With effect from 1st January, 2007, no person shall use halons, whether used or recycled , except for uses in defence and aviation. 17.- (1) Any person who contravenes any provision of these Offence and Regulations commits an offence and upon conviction shall be penalty liable to a fine of not less than Kl0,000 and not more than KS00,000 and to imprisonment for five years. (2) Any person who is convicted to an offence under subregulation (1) shall, in addition to the fine provided for in that subregulation, be liable to a fine of KS ,000 for each day the offence continues to be committed. L.R.O. 1/2000 LAWS OF MALAWI Environment Management Cap. 60:02 Environme/1/ Management (Management ol Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations Dihydrochlorofluoromethane Hydrotetrachlorofluoroethane Hydrotrichlorodifluoromethane Hydrodichlorotrifluoroethane Hydrochlorotetrafluoroethane Dihydrotrichlorofluoroethane Dihydrodichlorodifluoroethane Dihydrochlorotrifluoroethane T rih ydrodichlorofluoroethane Trihydrotrichlorodifluoroethane T etrahydrodichlorofluoroethane Hydrohexachlorofluoropentane Hydropentachlorodifluoroethane Hydrotetrachlorodifl uoropen tane Hydrotrichlorotetrafluoropentane Hydrodichloropentafluoropentane Hydrochlorohexafluoropentane Hydropentachlorofluoropentane Dihydrotetrachlorodifluoropentane Dihydrotrichlorotrifluoropentane Dihydrodichlorotetrafluoropentane Dihydrochloropentafluoropentane Dihydrotetrachlorofluoropentane Trihydrochlorodifluoropentane Trihydrodichlorotrifluoropentane Trihydrochlorotetrafluoropentane T etrahydrotrichlorofluoropentane Tetrahydrodichlorodifluoropentane Tetrahydrochlorotrifluoropentane Pentahydrodichlorofluoropentane Pentahydrochlorodifluoropentane Hexahydrochlorofluoropentane CH2FCI C2HFCl4 C2HF2Cl3 C2HF3Cl2 C2HF4CI C2HF2Cl3 C2H2F2Cl3 C2HCF3CI C2H3FCI2 C2H3F2CI C2H4FCI2 C2HFCl5 C3HF2Cls C3HF3Cl4 C3HF4Cl3 C3HFsCl2 C3HF5CI C3HFCI5 C3H2F2CL1 C3H2F3Cl3 C3H2F4Cl2 C3H2F 5Cl C3H2FCl4 C3H3F2CI C3H3F3Cl2 C3H3F4CI C3H4F1CI3 C3R1F2CI2 C3H4F3Cl C3H3F1CI2 C3H5F2CI C3H5FCI FOURTH SCHEDULE HCFC-31 HCFC-121 HCF-122 HCFC-123 HCFC-124 HCFC-131 HCFC-132 HCFC-133 HCFC-141 HCFC-142 HCFC-151 HCFC-221 HCFC-222 HCFC-223 HCFC-224 HCFC-225 HCFC-226 HCFC-231 HCFC-232 HCFC-233 HCFC-234 HCFC-235 HCFC-241 HCFC-242 HCFC-243 HCFC-244 HCFC-251 HCFC-252 HCFC-253 HCFC-261 HCFC-262 HCFC-271 reg. 2 EQUIPMENT USING OR CONTAINING OR MADE WITH OZONE DEPLETING S UBSTANCES I. Automobile and truck air conditioning units. 2. Domestic and commercial refrigeration and air conditioning/heat pump equipment containing annex A substances e.g. Refrigerators; Freezers; Cold rooms; Dehumidifiers; 39 !Subsidiary] L.R.O. 1/2000 40 [Subsidiary] LAWS OF MALAWI Cap. 60:02 En vironment Management En vironment M anagement (Management of Ozone Depleting Substances) Regulations Ice machines; Air-conditioning and heat pump units. 3. Aerosol products, except medical aerosols. 4. Portable fire-extinguishers. 5. Flexible and rigid foams e.g. mattress. FIFTH SCHEDULE M ETHYL BROMIDE reg. 2 IUPAC Name Bromomethane Montreal Protocol Chemical Formula Nomenclature CH3Br Methyl Bromide SIXTH SCHEDULE IMPORT P ERMIT 1. Application Name of Importing Company: .... .. .. .. ........ .... .. ........ ...... ...... .. ...... .... .. .. Business Address: .. .. ... ......... .. ..... .. ........ .. ... ....... ... .. ..... .. .. ...... .... ... ........ . Telephone Number: ...... .. ...... ... .. .. ... .......... .. ......... .... .. ..... .... ... ...... .. ... .. . Fax Number: .. .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ... .............. ... .... ... .. .... ... .. ...... .... .. ... .. .... .... .... . Contact Person: ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... ... ...... ..... ....... .. .. ...... ..... ... ....... . Designation: ... ..... ............ ............. .. .. ... ... .. ........... .. ... .. ... .... .. .. ... ..... ...... . Type of importer: Distributor ( ) End-user ( ) 2. Products to be imported Quantity Tariff to be imported Description of Products Number in kgs Chemical Scientific Name Formula (IUPAC) Trade Name