# The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 7: Authorisation conditions: metal contamination


SEPA must ensure that permits for the activity described in paragraph 25(2)(d) of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of schedule 20 include such conditions as it considers appropriate to ensure that—
(a) the authorised person establishes systems to detect the presence of radioactive contamination in all received waste,
(b) the authorised person informs SEPA promptly of the known or suspected presence of radioactive contamination in waste (whether present in waste received, as a result of melting of, or other metallurgical operation on an orphan source or otherwise), and
(c) waste contaminated or suspected to be contaminated with radioactivity is not disposed of without approval by SEPA.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/219/schedule/11/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-11/paragraph-7
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