# The Digital Waste Tracking (Scotland) Regulations 2026, Paragraph 15


(1) This paragraph applies if the controlled waste—
(a) has one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex 3 to the Waste Framework Directive, or
(b) contains one or more of the following substances listed in the first column of the table in Annex 4 to the POPs Regulation, in concentration limits that exceed the concentration limits specified for those substances in the corresponding entry in the fourth column of the table—
(i) polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF),
(ii) DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl)ethane),
(iii) chlordane,
(iv) hexachlorocyclohexanes, including lindane,
(v) dieldrin,
(vi) endrin,
(vii) heptachlor,
(viii) hexachlorobenzene,
(ix) chlordecone,
(x) aldrin,
(xi) pentachlorobenzene,
(xii) mirex,
(xiii) toxaphene,
(xiv) hexabromobiphenyl,
(xv) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).
(2) Where the controlled waste falls within—
(a) paragraph (1)(a), state—
(i) the HP code(s) for the waste, and
(ii) the chemical or biological components and concentration values that relate to each hazardous property to which each HP code corresponds,
(b) paragraph (1)(b), state—
(i) the letters “POP”, and
(ii) the chemical or biological components and concentration values that relate to each substance falling within paragraph (1)(b),
(3) If unable to state any of the following, the reason why—
(a) the HP code,
(b) the letters “POP”, or
(c) the chemical or biological components and concentration values.
(4) In this paragraph, “HP code” means a code from the list (HP 1 to HP 15) in Annex 3 of the Waste Framework Directive that describes hazardous properties in waste.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2026/9780111064931/schedule/1/paragraph/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-digital-waste-tracking-scotland-regulations-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-15
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

