Paragraph 13

Subject to paragraph 35, SEPA must within 14 days of receiving an application for a permit give notice of the application (enclosing a copy) to—

(a)

in the case of a permit for an installation, the local authority and Health Boards in whose areas the installation will be operated,

(b)

in the case of a permit for an installation where operation may involve an emission which may affect a site of special scientific interest or a European site (within the meaning of regulation 10(1) of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994^f1)—

(i)

Scottish Natural Heritage where the emission may affect a site in Scotland,

(ii)

the appropriate nature conservation body (within the meaning of regulation 4 of those Regulations) where the emission may affect such a site in another part of Great Britain,

(c)

in the case of a permit for a Part A installation—

(i)

the Food Standards Agency^f2, and

(ii)

where operation may involve the release of any substance into a sewer vested in Scottish Water^f3, that body,

(iii)

where operation may involve the release of any substance into a harbour managed by a harbour authority (within the meaning of section 57(1) of the Harbours Act 1964^f4), that harbour authority,

(d)

in the case of a permit for an installation on a site in respect of which—

(i)

a nuclear site licence is required under section 1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965^f5,

(ii)

a major accident prevention policy document is required under regulation 5 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999^f6, or

(iii)

a safety report is required under regulation 7 of those Regulations,

the Health and Safety Executive^f7,

(e)

such other persons as the Scottish Ministers may direct.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 1994/2716. Relevant amendments are made by paragraph 15 of schedule 2 to the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2), by S.I. 1997/3055, 2007/1843 and 2010/490, and by S.S.I. 2004/475, 2007/80, 2011/155 and 2012/228.
f2: See section 1 of the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28).
f3: Scottish Water is a body corporate established by section 20 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3).
f4: 1964 c.40, to which there are no relevant amendments.
f5: 1965 c.57; section 1 was amended by S.I. 1974/2056 and S.I. 1990/1918.
f6: S.I. 1999/743; as amended by S.I. 1999/2597, 2002/2469, 2005/676 and 1008, 2008/736, 960, 1087 and 2337, and 2009/1595.
f7: See section 10 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c.37).