# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 5: Authorisations: waste treatment


(1) SEPA must only authorise waste treatment activities by permit or registration unless paragraph (2) applies.
(2) This sub-paragraph applies to the authorisation of the following waste treatment activities—
(a) disposal of a person’s own non-hazardous waste at the place of production,
(b) recovery of waste.
(3) SEPA must ensure that a permit or registration for waste treatment activities includes conditions specifying—
(a) the types and quantities of waste that may be treated,
(b) for each type of activity authorised, technical and any other requirements relevant to the site concerned,
(c) the safety and precautionary measures to be taken,
(d) the treatment method to be used for each type of operation,
(e) such monitoring and control operations as SEPA considers necessary,
(f) such closure and after-care provisions as SEPA considers necessary.
(4) SEPA must refuse an application for an authorisation for the treatment of waste if SEPA considers that the intended method of treatment would give rise to significant environmental harm.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/219/schedule/11/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-11/paragraph-5
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