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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-waste-management-licensing-scotland-regulations-2011/schedule-3",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2011/9780111012147",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-waste-management-licensing-scotland-regulations-2011",
  "path": "schedule/3",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "PLANS AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION",
  "text": "Paragraph Number of Exempt activity in Schedule 1\nPlans and documents required\n7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 19, 42, 46, 47, 49, 50 and 51\nA plan of each place at which the exempt activity is to be carried on showing—\n(a)\nthe boundaries of that place; and\n(b)\nthe locations within that place at which the exempt activity is to be carried on.\n7\n1. The notice shall include the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number, and, if applicable, its fax number and email address;\n(b)\na description of the waste to be used, its physical form and the process from which it arose;\n(c)\na description of where and how the waste will be stored pending the use;\n(d)\na description of the land which is to be treated with the waste, including its location as identified by reference to a map and a six figure Ordnance Survey grid reference, and its area, the area available for the treatment, the soil, crops grown or to be grown in the soil and all wastes used to treat the land in the previous six months;\n(e)\nthe method and intended date of treatment, the quantities of waste to be used and the rate of application;\n(f)\ndetails of the benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement to be expected from the treatment, including any analysis of the waste or the soil, and management plans;\n(g)\nthe location of any part of the water environment within 15 metres of the land on which the waste is to be used; and\n(h)\nthe intended start and completion date of the storage or treatment\n2. The notice shall be accompanied by the following documents—\n(a)\nan analysis of the wastes to be used and the soil which is to be treated with them;\n(b)\nan assessment of the risk of pollution caused by the use;\n(c)\na certificate describing how the treatment will result in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement, which shall be prepared by or based on advice from a person who, in the opinion of the appropriate registration authority, has appropriate technical or professional expertise.\n3. Wastes shall be analysed in relation to the following parameters—\n(a)\npercentage dry solids content;\n(b)\npH;\n(c)\nconductivity (mS);\n(d)\ntotal content of major nutrients and readily plant available ammonium-nitrogen with the results to be expressed on a fresh weight basis;\n(e)\nbiochemical oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand;\n(f)\nwhere the appropriate registration authority considers this to be appropriate, in relation to the types of waste whose codes are listed in the first column of Table 22, the parameters indicated in the remaining columns of the Table; and\n(g)\nsuch other parameters as the appropriate registration authority considers appropriate.\n8(2)\nThe notice shall include the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe name, address and telephone number and, if applicable, the fax number and e-mail address of the establishment or undertaking that is to store or use the sludge and the establishment or undertaking supplying it;\n(b)\nthe quantity of sludge to be stored or used and its origin;\n(c)\nhow that sludge has been treated;\n(d)\nthe location in which the sludge is to be stored or spread, including a description of any container or lagoon to be used;\n(e)\nthe locations of any buildings, public rights of way, abstraction points or surface waters above Ordnance Datum which are situated within 400 metres of the boundaries of that place\n(f)\nwhere sludge is to be used for treatment of the land, the notice shall be accompanied by a certificate describing how the activity will result in ecological improvement or as the case may be, enhancement of the growth of crops, which shall be prepared by or based on advice from a person who, in the opinion of the appropriate registration authority, has appropriate technical or professional expertise.\n9\n1. The notice shall include the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number and, if applicable, its fax number and email address\n(b)\nwhere less than 2,500 cubic metres of waste are to be used, a description of the treatment, the type and quantity of waste to be used and the location of the treatment;\n(c)\nwhere 2,500 or more cubic metres of waste are to be used—\n(i)\nthe total quantity of waste to be used;\n(ii)\nthe type of waste to be used, identified by reference to the descriptions in the second column of Table 3;\n(iii)\nthe location of the land where the waste is to be used or stored, identified by reference to a map and a six figure Ordnance Survey grid reference, including the name, address, telephone number and, if applicable, the fax number and email address of the landowner\n(iv)\na plan of the use with cross-sections showing the proposed levels of the land affected by the treatment;\n(v)\nthe intended start and completion date of the use or storage.\n2. Where any of the wastes listed in Part II of Table 3 is to be used, the notice shall be accompanied by a certificate describing how the activity will result in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement, which shall be prepared by or based on advice from a person who, in the opinion of the appropriate registration authority, has appropriate technical or professional expertise.\n10\nThe notice shall include the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number and, if applicable, its fax number and e-mail address;\n(b)\na description of the proposed activity\n(c)\na plan showing the location and specifications of any such impermeable pavements or drainage systems as are mentioned in paragraph 10.\n12 where the activities involve more than 10 tonnes of waste per year\nThe notice shall include the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number and, if applicable, its fax number and e-mail address;\n(b)\nthe plan accompanying the notice given to the appropriate registration authority shall show locations of any buildings, public rights of way, abstraction points or surface waters above Ordnance Datum which are situated within 250 metres of the boundaries of the place;\n(c)\nthe quantities and types of waste to be composted, identified by reference to the descriptions in the second column of Table 6, and the expected duration of the composting;\n(d)\nwhere containment is to be provided as referred to in Table 7, the method of containment.\n19\nThe notice shall include the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number, and, if applicable, its fax number and email address;\n(b)\nwhere less than 2,500 cubic metres of waste are to be stored or used, a description of the use, the type and quantity of waste to be stored or used and the location of the use;\n(c)\nwhere 2,500 cubic metres or more of waste are to be used for relevant work—\n(i)\nthe total quantity of waste to be stored or used:\n(ii)\nthe type of waste to be stored or used, identified by reference to the descriptions in the second column of Table 11;\n(iii)\nthe location of the land where the waste is to be stored or used, identified by reference to a map and a six figure Ordnance Survey grid reference, including the name, address, telephone number and, if applicable, the fax number and email address of the landowner;\n(iv)\na plan of the use, with cross-sections showing the proposed final levels of the land affected by the use; and\n(v)\nthe intended start and completion date of the storage or use.\n42\nThe notice shall include the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number and, if applicable, its fax number and e-mail address;\n(b)\na description of the proposed activity; and\n(c)\na description of how the biobed will be built and operated, based on principles which, in the opinion of the appropriate registration authority apply appropriate technical or professional expertise.\n47\nThe notice shall include the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number and, if applicable, its fax number and e-mail address; and\n(b)\na description of the proposed activity.\n49\nThe notice shall include or be accompanied by the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number and, if applicable, its fax number and e-mail address;\n(b)\na description of the enzyme preparation proposed to be applied.\n50\n1. The notice shall include or be accompanied by the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number and, if applicable, its fax number and e-mail address;\n(b)\na description of where and how the waste will be stored pending its use;\n(c)\na description of the land to be treated with the waste, including its location as identified by reference to a map and a six figure Ordnance Survey grid reference, and its area, the area available for treatment, the soil, crops grown or to be grown in the soil and all wastes used to treat the land in the previous six months;\n(d)\nthe intended dates of treatment, the quantities of waste to be used and the rate of application;\n(e)\ndetails of the benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement to be expected from the treatment, including any analysis of the waste or the soil, and management plans; and\n(f)\nthe location of any part of the water environment within 15 metres of the land on which the waste is to be used.\n2. The notice shall be accompanied by the following documents—\n(a)\nan analysis of the soil to be treated;\n(b)\nan assessment of the risk of pollution caused by the treatment;\n(c)\na certificate describing how the treatment will result in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement, which shall be prepared by or based on advice from a person who, in the opinion of the appropriate registration authority, has appropriate technical or professional expertise.\n3. The waste shall be analysed in relation to the following parameters—\n(a)\npercentage dry solids content;\n(b)\npH;\n(c)\nconductivity (mS);\n(d)\ntotal content of major nutrients and readily plant available ammonium-nitrogen with the results to be expressed on a fresh weight basis;\n(e)\nbiochemical oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand;\n(f)\nwhere the appropriate registration authority considers this to be appropriate, in relation to the types of waste whose codes are listed in the first column of Table 22, the parameters indicated in the remaining columns of the Table; and\n(g)\nsuch other parameters as the appropriate registration authority considers appropriate.\n51\n1. The notice shall include the following particulars—\n(a)\nthe establishment or undertaking’s name, address and telephone number and, if applicable, its fax number and e-mail address;\n(b)\nThe quantities and types of waste to be digested.\n2.\nThe plan accompanying the notice given to the appropriate registration authority shall show locations of any buildings, public rights of way, abstraction points or surface waters above Ordnance Datum which are situated within 250 metres of the boundaries of the place.\nTable 22\nParameter\nCodes referred to in European Waste Catalogue\nNeutralising Value\nMicro-biology\nOils & Fats\nPotential toxic elements\nPrescribed substances\nCarbon/Nitrogen ratio\n(1)ie. Substances prescribed in Schedule 6 to the 1991 Regulations.\n03 03 11,\nX\nX\nX\nX\n03 03 99\n02 01 99,\nX\nX\nX\n03 01 01,\n03 01 05,\n03 03 01,\n17 05 04,\n20 02 02\n02 02 03\nX\nX\n02 03, 02 04,\nX\nX\n02 05, 02 06,\n02 07\n03 03 09,\nX\nX\nX\n10 13\n04, 10 01\n99\n02 01 03,\nX\nX\nX\nX\n02 04 01,\n19 05 03,\n20 02 01\n04 02 10,\nX\n04 02 15,\n04 02 20,\n04 02 21,\n04 02 22\n04 01 07\nX\nX\nX\n17 05 06,\nX\nX\n19 06 03,\n19 06 04,\n19 06 05,\n19 06 06\n07 07 12\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\n19 09 02\nX\nX\nX\nX\n06 01 99\nX",
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      "text": "(1)ie. Substances prescribed in Schedule 6 to the 1991 Regulations."
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