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The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018

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Draft 2018, ISBN 9780111039014

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Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 58(4) of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

Environmental Protection

Made 2018

Coming into force 1st September 2018

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 18 and 58 and schedule 2 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014f1 (“the 2014 Act”), and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 19 of the 2014 Act, the Scottish Ministers have consulted (a) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and (b) such other persons as they thought fit, including such persons appearing to them to be representative of the interests of local government, industry, agriculture, fisheries or small businesses as they considered appropriate.

In accordance with section 58(4) of the 2014 Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

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Footnotes

f1

2014 asp 3. Section 16 makes provision relevant to the exercise of these powers.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Interpretation: regulated activity
  5. 4Interpretation: radioactive substances activity
  6. 5Interpretation: authorised person
  7. 6Interpretation: technical schedule
  8. 7Prohibition
  9. 8Responsibility of authorised person
  10. 9General aims
  11. Part 2: General binding rules
  12. 10General binding rules
  13. Part 3: Notifications
  14. 11Notification and application of general binding rules
  15. 12Notifications
  16. 13Effect and cessation of notifications
  17. 14Surrender of notifications
  18. Part 4: Registrations
  19. 15Registrations
  20. 16Application for a registration
  21. 17Form and content of a registration
  22. 18Grant of a registration
  23. 19Variation of registrations
  24. Part 5: Permits
  25. 20Permits
  26. 21Applications for permits
  27. 22Form and content of permits
  28. 23Grant of permit
  29. 24Review of permits
  30. 25Variation of permits
  31. Part 6: Provisions relating to registrations and permits
  32. 26Schedule 1
  33. 27Transfer of a registration or permit
  34. 28Effect of transfer
  35. 29Transfer of revocation notice
  36. 30Surrender of registration or permit
  37. 31Revocation of permits and registrations
  38. 32Subsistence of a registration or permit
  39. Part 7: Standard conditions procedure
  40. 33Determining and revising standard conditions
  41. 34Standard conditions: consultation
  42. 35Standard conditions: publication
  43. 36Notification of revisions of standard conditions
  44. Part 8: Information and publicity
  45. 37Power to require the provision of information
  46. 38Register
  47. 39Register – exclusions
  48. 40Commercially confidential information
  49. 41Application for commercial confidentiality
  50. 42Review of decision on commercial confidentiality
  51. 43Effect of decision
  52. 44Information relating to criminal proceedings
  53. 45Register – exclusion of information affecting national security
  54. Part 9: Enforcement
  55. 46Regulatory notices
  56. 47SEPA: regulatory notices requiring cessation
  57. 48Withdrawing regulatory notices
  58. 49Regulatory notices: off-site conditions
  59. 50Enforcement by the courts
  60. Part 10: Costs recovery notices
  61. 51Costs recovery notices
  62. 52Payment requirements for costs recovery notices
  63. 53Recovery of payments
  64. Part 11: Notices
  65. 54Notices – general provisions
  66. Part 12: Appeals
  67. 55Appeals to the Scottish Ministers
  68. 56Determination of appeals
  69. 57Effect of notices etc. during consideration of appeal
  70. 58Appeals – miscellaneous
  71. Part 13: Duties and functions of SEPA
  72. 59Duty on SEPA to exercise its functions in accordance with the technical schedule
  73. 60Power of SEPA to impose authorisations
  74. 61Power of SEPA to escalate or de-escalate authorisations
  75. 62Action by SEPA
  76. 63Accelerated applications
  77. 64Consolidation of permits and registrations
  78. 65Communication of consolidation
  79. Part 14: SEPA– guidance and public participation statement
  80. 66SEPA guidance
  81. 67SEPA’s public participation statement
  82. 68SEPA guidance – fit and proper person
  83. Part 15: Provisions relating to offences
  84. 69Offences
  85. 70Offences by bodies corporate
  86. 71Offences — acts or default of third person
  87. 72Offences – more than one authorised person
  88. 73Offences – defences
  89. 74Admissibility of evidence
  90. 75Power of court to order offence to be remedied
  91. Part 16: Duties and functions of the Scottish Ministers
  92. 76Guidance to SEPA
  93. 77Application of the Regulations to SEPA
  94. Part 17: Miscellaneous
  95. 78Crown application
  96. 79Transitional and savings provisions
  97. 80Consequential amendments
  98. 81Repeals and revocations
  99. Signature
  100. Schedule 1: REGISTRATIONS AND PERMITS: PROCEDURES
  101. Part 1: General provisions
  102. 1Form of application
  103. 2Accompanying information
  104. 3Withdrawing an application
  105. 4Modifying an application
  106. 5Notifications relating to certain applications
  107. 6Further information in respect of an application
  108. 7Public Consultation: scope
  109. 8Public consultation requirements
  110. 9Duty to determine an application
  111. 10Time limits for determining applications
  112. 11Extension of determination periods
  113. 12Calculating the determination period
  114. 13Variation Notices
  115. 14Surrender applications
  116. 15Notice of surrender
  117. 16Revocation of permits or registrations
  118. 17Interpretation: satisfactory state
  119. Part 2: Call-in procedure
  120. 18Paragraph 18
  121. 19Paragraph 19
  122. 20Paragraph 20
  123. 21Paragraph 21
  124. 22Paragraph 22
  125. Part 3: Determinations of applications by the Scottish Ministers
  126. 23Paragraph 23
  127. 24Paragraph 24
  128. Schedule 2: OFF-SITE CONDITIONS
  129. Part 1: Procedure
  130. 1Paragraph 1
  131. 2Paragraph 2
  132. 3Paragraph 3
  133. 4Paragraph 4
  134. 5Paragraph 5
  135. Part 2: Compensation for off-site conditions
  136. 6Paragraph 6
  137. 7Paragraph 7
  138. 8Paragraph 8
  139. 9Paragraph 9
  140. 10Paragraph 10
  141. 11Paragraph 11
  142. 12Paragraph 12
  143. 13Paragraph 13
  144. 14Paragraph 14
  145. 15Paragraph 15
  146. Schedule 3REGISTER
  147. 1Paragraph 1
  148. Schedule 4: PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPEALS
  149. Part 1: Appeals procedure
  150. 1Paragraph 1
  151. 2Paragraph 2
  152. 3Paragraph 3
  153. 4Paragraph 4
  154. 5Paragraph 5
  155. 6Paragraph 6
  156. 7Paragraph 7
  157. 8Paragraph 8
  158. 9Paragraph 9
  159. 10Paragraph 10
  160. 11Paragraph 11
  161. 12Paragraph 12
  162. 13Paragraph 13
  163. 14Paragraph 14
  164. Part 2: Public hearings
  165. 15Paragraph 15
  166. 16Paragraph 16
  167. 17Paragraph 17
  168. 18Paragraph 18
  169. 19Paragraph 19
  170. 20Paragraph 20
  171. 21Paragraph 21
  172. 22Paragraph 22
  173. 23Paragraph 23
  174. 24Paragraph 24
  175. 25Paragraph 25
  176. 26Paragraph 26
  177. 27Paragraph 27
  178. 28Paragraph 28
  179. 29Paragraph 29
  180. Part 3: Determination of appeals
  181. 30Paragraph 30
  182. Schedule 5: TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS
  183. Part 1: General
  184. 1Interpretation
  185. 2Interpretation
  186. 3Interpretation
  187. 4Interpretation
  188. 5Interpretation
  189. 6Interpretation
  190. Part 2: Metal contamination
  191. 7Paragraph 7
  192. Schedule 6: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
  193. Part 1: Public general acts
  194. 1Nuclear Installations Act 1965
  195. 2Environmental Protection Act 1990
  196. 3Environment Act 1995
  197. 4Food Standards Act 1999
  198. 5Energy Act 2004
  199. Part 2: Subordinate legislation
  200. 6Special Waste Regulations 1996
  201. 7Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017
  202. 8Weighing Equipment (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations 2000
  203. 9Weighing Equipment (Automatic Rail-weighbridges) Regulations 2003
  204. 10Weighing Equipment (Automatic Catchweighing Instruments) Regulations 2003
  205. 11Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011
  206. 12Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
  207. 13Environmental Regulation (Significant Environmental Harm) (Scotland) Order 2014
  208. 14Environmental Regulation (Relevant Offences) (Scotland) Order 2014
  209. 15The Environmental Regulation (Liability where Activity Carried Out by Arrangement with Another) (Scotland) Order 2014
  210. 16Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015
  211. 17Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015
  212. 18Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017
  213. Schedule 7: REPEALS AND REVOCATIONS
  214. Part 1: Public general acts
  215. 1Paragraph 1
  216. Part 2: Subordinate legislation
  217. 2Paragraph 2
  218. Schedule 8: RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ACTIVITIES
  219. Part 1: Scope and interpretation
  220. 1Scope
  221. 2Scope
  222. 3Interpretation
  223. 4Interpretation: this schedule and schedule 9
  224. 5Interpretation: radioactive material and radioactive waste
  225. 6NORM industrial activity
  226. 7Processed radionuclides of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin
  227. 8Radionuclides not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin
  228. 9Radionuclides with a short half-life
  229. 10Radionuclides not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin in background radioactivity
  230. 11Substances or articles after disposal
  231. 12Historic radium contamination
  232. Part 2: Amendments to common framework provisions
  233. 13General Binding Rules – disapplication
  234. 14Authorisation by permit or registration
  235. 15Applications
  236. 16Consultation: local authorities and relevant water authorities
  237. 17Consultation: security of sealed sources
  238. 18Refusal of applications
  239. 19Refusal of applications
  240. 20Authorisation conditions: general
  241. 21Authorisation conditions: discharge limits
  242. 22Authorisation conditions: monitoring
  243. 23Authorisation conditions: high-activity sealed sources
  244. 24Authorisation conditions: manufacture and supply of high-activity sealed sources
  245. 25Authorisation conditions: records of high-activity sealed sources
  246. Part 3: Duties of SEPA
  247. 26Optimisation and dose limits
  248. 27Dose constraints
  249. 28Estimation of doses to the members of the public
  250. 29Estimation of doses to the members of the public
  251. 30Estimation of doses to the members of the public
  252. 31Inspections
  253. 32Record keeping
  254. 33Sealed sources
  255. 34Orphan Sources
  256. 35Orphan Sources
  257. 36Orphan Sources
  258. Part 4: Local authorities
  259. 37Paragraph 37
  260. 38Paragraph 38
  261. Part 5: Radioactivity to be disregarded for purposes of certain statutory provisions
  262. 39Statutory provisions
  263. 6Tables
  264. Schedule 9: GENERAL BINDING RULES
  265. 1General binding rules
  266. Part 2: Interpretation of general binding rules
  267. 1Paragraph 1
  268. 2Interpretation: NORM
  269. 3Interpretation: radioactive substances common rules
  270. 3Tables
  271. Explanatory note