Paragraph 17 Interpretation: satisfactory state
(1)
When considering whether it is satisfied that the environment affected by an activity has been restored to a satisfactory state, SEPA may have regard to—
(a)
the state of the environment as at the date the authorisation (or other licence) was granted;
(b)
the state of the environment as described in any report submitted to SEPA;
(c)
the remediation of any environmental harm which SEPA considers could reasonably have been caused by the activity; and
(d)
such other matters as SEPA thinks fit.
(2)
In this paragraph—
(a)
“other licence” includes a licence, permit, registration, exemption permission, or consent issued under another regulatory regime; and
(b)
“report” includes a report written for the purposes of these Regulations or for another regulatory regime.