| (1) | A person is prohibited from producing, importing, exporting, using or placing on the market any of the following ozone-depleting substances including equipment or products containing such substances, unless it is for critical use— |
| (b) | bromochlorofluorocarbons; |
| (d) | carbon tetrachloride; |
| (e) | 1,1,1 trichloroethane; |
| (f) | hydrobromofluorocarbons; and |
| (2) | Sub-regulation (1) does not apply to— |
| (a) | the placing on the market and use of halons that have been reclaimed from existing fire protection systems before the coming into effect of these regulations; and |
| (b) | the placing on the market and use of halons for critical use. |
| (3) | A person wanting to use recovered halons in existing fire protection systems, after the date of coming effect of these Regulations, must apply for approval to the Director-General. |
| (4) | The application contemplated in sub-regulation (3) must be done in a letter format and include the following information— |
| (a) | applicant's name and contact details; |
| (b) | brief description of applicant business activity in relation to the use of halons; |
| (c) | quantities of halons requested for use in existing fire protection systems or placing on the market; and |
| (d) | measures in place to reduce the emissions. |
| (5) | The Director General may upon receipt of the application contemplated in sub-regulation (4)— |
| (a) | grant approval and provide a reference number and any impose conditions or requirements which must be adhered to; |
| (b) | refuse the application and provide reasons for the decision; or |
| (c) | require the applicant to make amendments and specify the timeframe within which the applicant must resubmit. |
[Regulation 3(5) substituted by section 3 of Notice No. 10, GG44065, dated 11 January 2021]
| (6) | The provisions of sub-regulation(1) are not applicable to the use, export or placing on the market of products or equipment containing the ozone depleting substances contemplated in sub-regulation (1) which were manufactured or imported before the coming into effect of these Regulations. |
| (7) | No person is allowed to import, place on the market or use methyl bromide after 1 January 2015, unless it is for critical use. |
