Paragraph 5 Authorisations: generalF1

SEPA must ensure that an authorisation for recovery of waste by application to land for the purpose of soil improvement includes such conditions as it considers appropriate to ensure that—

(a)

waste applied to land has not been mixed with any material which does not itself provide soil improvement,

(b)

application of waste does not impair the quality of the soil, surface water and groundwater,

(c)

nutrient needs of plants are taken into account,

(d)

waste is not applied to any land where the application would result in the total nitrogen contained in waste applied in any 12 month period exceeding a rate of 250 kilograms per hectare,

(e)

waste is not applied in such amounts that the crop requirement for nitrogen is exceeded,

(f)

waste is not applied in excess of the amount required to maintain the soil phosphorus status at acceptable agronomic levels,

(g)

waste must not be applied to land where—

(i)

the pH value of the soil is less than 5 unless the exception in head (ii) applies,

(ii)

this head applies where the waste to be applied has a liming value to increase the pH of the soil to 5 or above,

(h)

the application of the waste to the land will not cause soil pH to fall below 5 even temporarily.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 18 inserted (1.6.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(4)(d)(ii), sch. 9 (with reg. 1(5), sch. 23)