Paragraph 7 Authorisations: required treatment operationsF1

SEPA must ensure that an authorisation for the treatment of waste vehicles includes such conditions as it considers appropriate to ensure that treatment operations for the depollution of waste vehicles consist of—

(a)

the removal of the battery or batteries,

(b)

the removal of the liquefied gas tank,

(c)

the removal or neutralisation of all potentially explosive components (including air bags),

(d)

the removal and separate collection and storage of all—

(i)

fuel,

(ii)

motor oil,

(iii)

transmission oil,

(iv)

gearbox oil,

(v)

hydraulic oil,

(vi)

cooling liquids,

(vii)

antifreeze,

(viii)

brake fluids,

(ix)

air-conditioning system fluids,

(x)

any other fluid contained in the vehicle, but excluding any fluid which is necessarily retained for the re-use of the part concerned,

(e)

the removal, so far as is feasible, of all components identified as containing mercury.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 15 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 6 (with sch. 23)