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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-authorisations-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025/schedule-23/paragraph-16",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2025/9780111062319",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-authorisations-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025",
  "path": "schedule/23/paragraph/16",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Other emissions activities: medium combustion plants",
  "text": "(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), regulation 7 of the 2018 Regulations does not apply to the operation of an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 and less than or equal to 5 megawatts until 1 January 2029.\n(2) Paragraphs 8, 9 and 11 to 13 of schedule 27 of the 2018 Regulations apply to the operation of an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input equal to or greater than 1 and less than or equal to 5 megawatts on or after 1 January 2030.\n(3) An application under the 2018 Regulations to operate an existing medium combustion plant where the rated thermal input of the plant is equal to or greater than 1 and less than or equal to 5 megawatts—\n(a) may only be made on or after 28 February 2028, and\n(b) must be received by SEPA by 30 June 2028.\n(4) Where an application is made in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), regulation 7 of the 2018 Regulations only applies from the date the application is determined.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2025/9780111062319/schedule/23/paragraph/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:28:44.917910+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}