Stationary Pollution Source Installation, Operating and Fuel Use Permit Management Regulations Amended Clauses Article 23

Public or private premises may only operate a stationary pollution source after obtaining a stationary pollution source operating permit and shall operate in accordance with the permit contents.Public or private premises that filed case-by-case applications with the municipal or county (city) competent authorities in accordance with Article 90 of this Act and that receive approvals may be exempt from the restriction of operating permit approval under the previous paragraph. Such public or private premises shall make detailed records of their approved activities and shall keep the records for 6 years for future reference.Any stationary pollution source in public or private premises that uses for trial raw materials or fuel other than those the approved raw materials or fuel specified in the operating permit shall first submit a trial operation plan in accordance with Subparagraph III, 1st paragraph of Article 18 to file a case-by-case application with the reviewing agency. Following approval by the reviewing agency, trial may be performed in accordance with the trial operation plan during the approved trial period without the restriction under the 1st paragraph. Approved trials conducted by the public or private premises shall be recorded in detail and shall be kept for 6 years for future reference. No application for other trial may be filed for the same stationary pollution source in public or private premises during the trial period.If the trial under the previous paragraph uses renewed raw materials or fuel that are renewed items under public announcements by the central competent authority for the relevant industry or self-renewed items, a business waste cleanup plan issued by the municipal or county (city) competent authority or the authority mandated by the central competent authority shall also be submitted. If the materials or fuel are not renewed items under public announcements, a permit for renewed use issued by the central competent authority of the relevant industry or a soil and groundwater pollution control, remediation and corresponding measures plan shall also be submitted to file an application with the reviewing agency for trial.When the reviewing agency approves the trial in the 3rd paragraph, if it involves a testing item in the air pollutant emission testing plan in the trial operation plan submitted by the public or private premises, the reviewing agency may approve based on the trial items applied for by the public or private premises, without applying the 1st and 2nd paragraphs of Article 49. The maximum trial period approved by the reviewing agency is 30 days, which may be extended once as required. The extension shall not exceed 30 days. The reviewing agency shall perform onsite inspection during the trial period.When the public or private premises perform trial in accordance with the 3rd paragraph, no alteration or modification shall be made to the contents of the approved trial operation plan. In case of failure to perform the trial in accordance with the trail operation plan, the reviewing agency shall order the public or private premises to stop the trial. In case of breach of this Act, the competent authority shall impose sanctions in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Act depending on the breach. Public or private premises subject to sanction shall not be allowed to apply for trial for one year after the date of confirmation of the sanction.