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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-13/paragraph-28",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-13/paragraph-28.json",
  "legislation": "ssi/2018/219",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018",
  "path": "schedule/13/paragraph/28",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Specific acceptance criteria for the temporary storage of mercury",
  "text": "(1) The temporary storage of mercury for more than one year must comply with the requirements in sub-paragraphs (2) to (9).\n(2) Mercury must have a mercury content greater than 99.9% by weight and contain no impurities capable of corroding carbon or stainless steel (such as nitric acid solution, chloride salts solutions).\n(3) Containers used for the storage of mercury must—\n(a) be corrosion and shock resistant and welds must be avoided,\n(b) be made of a container material that is carbon steel (ASTM A36/A36M-19) or stainless steel (AISI 304, 316L),\n(c) be gas and liquid tight,\n(d) have an outer side of the container that is resistant against the storage conditions,\n(e) be of a design type that successfully passes the drop test and the leakproofness tests as described in Chapters 6.1.5.3 and 6.1.5.4 of Volume 2 of the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR 2023),\n(f) bear a durable stamp (made by punching) mentioning the identification number of the container, the construction material, its empty weight, the reference of the manufacturer and the date of construction, and\n(g) bear a plate permanently fixed to the container mentioning the identification number of the acceptance certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (6).\n(4) The maximum filling ratio of the container must be 80% by volume to ensure that sufficient ullage is available, and that leakage or permanent distortion of the container cannot occur as a result of an expansion of the liquid due to high temperature.\n(5) Containers must be visually inspected before storage and damaged, leaking or corroded containers must not be accepted.\n(6) Only containers with an acceptance certificate complying with the requirements set out in sub-paragraphs (7) and (8) may be accepted.\n(7) The acceptance certificate must include the following—\n(a) the name and address of the waste producer,\n(b) the name and address of the person responsible for the filling,\n(c) the place and date of filling,\n(d) the quantity of the mercury,\n(e) the purity of the mercury and, if relevant, a description of the impurities, including the analytical report,\n(f) confirmation that the containers have been used exclusively for the transport or storage of mercury, and\n(g) the identification numbers of the containers.\n(8) The acceptance certificate must be issued by the producer of the waste, or by the person responsible for its management.\n(9) The authorised person must retain for 3 years, or a longer period as specified by SEPA in the permit, after termination of storage of mercury—\n(a) the acceptance certificate,\n(b) all documents relating to the keeping, monitoring and inspection of the mercury during storage, and\n(c) all records concerning the destocking, dispatch, destination and intended treatment of the mercury.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/219/schedule/13/paragraph/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:11:56.403037+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}