# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2018/9780111039014/schedule/1/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-1/paragraph-17
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