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Paragraph 12 Authorisation conditions: waste acceptance proceduresF1

SEPA must ensure that a permit for a landfill activity includes such conditions as it considers appropriate to ensure that—

(a)

before or at the time of the delivery of the waste to the landfill, or of the first of a series of deliveries of the same type of waste to the landfill, appropriate documentation is provided to allow for confirmation that the waste can be accepted at the landfill according to the permit conditions and that it fulfils the relevant waste acceptance criteria in accordance with Part 3 of this schedule,

(b)

waste is visually inspected at the entrance to the landfill and at the point of the deposit, to ensure that it conforms with the description provided in the documentation submitted by the holder,

(c)

waste is tested, in accordance with such procedures as are specified by SEPA, to establish whether it corresponds to the description in the accompanying documents, and if representative samples are taken for analysis, that the samples and the results of any analysis are retained for at least 1 month,

(d)

a register is maintained, to make available to SEPA on request, showing—

(i)

the quantities of waste deposited,

(ii)

its characteristics,

(iii)

its origin,

(iv)

the date or dates of its delivery,

(v)

the identity of the producer, or in the case of municipal waste, the collector,

(vi)

in the case of hazardous waste, its precise location on the site,

(e)

when a delivery of waste is accepted at the landfill, a written receipt is provided to the person delivering it,

(f)

SEPA is to be informed when waste is not accepted at a landfill, as soon as reasonably possible, and in any event within 7 days.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 13 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 4 (with sch. 23)