Western Australian Current Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1986 - SECT 53

53 .         Prescribed premises, restrictions as to changes to etc.

        (1)         Subject to this Act, the occupier of any prescribed premises who, if to do so may cause an emission, or alter the nature or volume of the waste, noise, odour or electromagnetic radiation emitted, from the prescribed premises —

            (a)         alters the method of operation of any trade, or of any process used in any trade, carried on at the prescribed premises; or

            (b)         constructs, installs or alters any equipment on the prescribed premises for —

                  (i)         the storage, handling, transport or treatment of waste prior to, and for the purpose of, the discharge of waste; or

                  (ii)         the control of noise, odour or electromagnetic radiation prior to, and for the purpose of, the emission or transmission of noise, odour or electromagnetic radiation,

                into the environment; or

            (c)         alters the type of materials or products used or produced in any trade carried on at the prescribed premises; or

            (d)         alters the type of fuel used in any fuel burning equipment or industrial plant in any trade carried on at the prescribed premises; or

            (e)         installs, alters or replaces any fuel burning equipment or industrial plant on the prescribed premises or carries out any work on the prescribed premises which is the beginning of, or any subsequent step in, that installation, alteration, replacement or carrying out,

                commits an offence unless he does so —

            (f)         in accordance with —

                  (i)         a works approval; or

                  (ii)         a licence; or

                  (iii)         a requirement contained in a closure notice or an environmental protection notice,

                as the case requires; or

            (g)         only in the course of and for the purpose of general maintenance required to maintain the efficient operation of any pollution control equipment or procedure.

        (2)         Subject to this Act, the occupier of any prescribed premises who in or on the prescribed premises —

            (a)         carries out any work which is the beginning of, or any subsequent step in, any work referred to in subsection (1)(a) to (e) if the completion of the alteration, construction, installation or replacement concerned might cause an emission, or alter the nature or volume of the waste, noise, odour or electromagnetic radiation emitted, from the prescribed premises; or

            (b)         constructs, relocates or alters any discharge or emission pipe, channel or chimney through which waste is or may be discharged into the environment from the prescribed premises or carries out any work which is the beginning of, or any subsequent step in, any such construction, relocation or alteration,

                commits an offence unless he does so —

            (c)         in accordance with —

                  (i)         a works approval; or

                  (ii)         a licence; or

                  (iii)         a requirement contained in a closure notice or an environmental protection notice,

                as the case requires; or

            (d)         only in the course of and for the purpose of general maintenance required to maintain the efficient operation of any pollution control equipment or procedure.

        [Section 53 amended: No. 54 of 2003 s. 40 and 71.]