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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-1/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2018/9780111039014",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Public Consultation: scope",
  "text": "(1) Paragraph 8 applies to any application for a—\n(a) permit;\n(b) variation of a permit; or\n(c) surrender of a permit (in whole or in part),\nwhere any of the criteria in sub-paragraph (3) is met.\n(2) Paragraph 8 applies to a SEPA initiated variation of a permit where any of the criteria in sub-paragraph (3) is met.\n(3) The criteria are—\n(a) consultation is required by the technical schedule;\n(b) the permit or variation, where granted, will authorise for the first time, a regulated activity which has the potential to cause significant environmental harm;\n(c) where SEPA determines paragraph 8 should apply.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2018/9780111039014/schedule/1/paragraph/7",
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  "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."
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