# The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 11: Permit condition: incidents, accidents, and breach of conditions


(1) A permit for a Part A installation includes the condition specified in sub-paragraph (2).
(2) The specified condition is that the operator of an installation or any mobile plant must in the event—
(a) that operation gives rise to an incident or accident that significantly affects the environment, immediately take such measures as are needed to—
(i) limit the environmental consequences of the incident, and
(ii) prevent further possible incidents and accidents of the same type or from the same cause,
(b) of a breach of a permit condition, immediately take such measures as are needed to ensure compliance with the permit within the shortest possible time,
(c) of a breach of a permit condition that poses an immediate danger to human health, or threatens to cause an immediate significant adverse effect on the environment, immediately suspend operation until such time as the installation or mobile plant can be operated in compliance with the permit.
(3) This paragraph applies in the period from 7th January 2014 until the date that SEPA next varies a condition of the permit so as to give effect to Article 7 of the Industrial Emissions Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111018514/schedule/10/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-pollution-prevention-and-control-scotland-regulations-2012/schedule-10/paragraph-11
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