# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025, Paragraph 23: New waste carriers, brokers and dealers

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(1) Notwithstanding the coming into force of these Regulations, new applications for authorisation in relation to the collection and transportation of waste or acting as a broker or dealer may only be made under the 2018 Regulations on or after 1 April 2026.
(2) During the period between and including 1 November 2025 and 31 March 2026, new applications for authorisation must be made in accordance with this sub-paragraph—
(a) in relation to the collection and transportation of waste—
(i) for registration as a waste carrier under the 1991 Regulations, or
(ii) for a registration as a PCTW under paragraph 12 of schedule 4 of the 2011 Regulations,
(b) in relation to acting as a broker or dealer, for registration as a broker or dealer under regulation 30 and paragraph 3 of schedule 5 of the 2011 Regulations.
(3) Registrations granted in accordance with—
(a) sub-paragraph (2)(a)(i), are to be treated as an existing waste carrier registration and as if in effect immediately before the relevant date,
(b) sub-paragraph (2)(a)(ii), are to be treated as an existing PCTW registration and as if in effect immediately before the relevant date,
(c) sub-paragraph (2)(b), are to be treated as an existing registration as a broker or dealer, and as if in effect immediately before the relevant date.
(4) Notwithstanding the revocation of the 1989 Act and the 2011 Regulations—
(a) sections 2, 3 and 4 of the 1989 Act,
(b) regulations 1 to 18, and schedules 2 and 3, of the 1991 Regulations, and
(c) regulation 30 and schedules 4 and 5 of the 2011 Regulations,
continue to have effect in relation to any applications for registration made in accordance with this paragraph until the application has been concluded.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/165/schedule/23/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025/schedule-23/paragraph-23
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