Emission of contaminant from industry

(1) No person shall undertake to operate an industry, carry on an activity, use an industrial process or increase the production of any goods or services if it appears likely that this will result in an emission, deposit, issuance or discharge of contaminants into the environment resulting in a change in the quality of the environment unless a permit to do so has been granted by the Department upon such terms and conditions as the Department may determine. (2) The Department may, in considering an application from a major industry for permission to emit a contaminant into the atmosphere, cause a study to be made, or request the applicant to carry out a study, on the impact which such emission is likely to have on the environment, and the Department may also require the applicant to carry out certain research experiments in respect of that industry. (3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), “major industries” include– (a) mining industries; (b) sugar manufacturing and rum distilling (c) oil refineries; (d) cement factories; 98 Environmental Protection (e) power generating industries; (f) chemical factories; (g) salt factories; (h) food processing industries or plants; and (i) such other industries as may be designated by the Minister.