Paragraph 7 Authorisations: emissions monitoringF1

SEPA must ensure that an authorisation for the incineration or co-incineration of waste at a waste incineration plant or co-incineration plant includes such conditions as it considers appropriate to ensure that—

(a)

the monitoring of emissions is carried out in accordance with Chapters 6 and 7 of Part 3 of this schedule,

(b)

the installation and functioning of automated measuring systems is subject to control and to annual surveillance tests as set out in paragraph 25 of this schedule,

(c)

the location of the sampling or measurement points to be used for monitoring of emissions are designated,

(d)

the monitoring results are recorded, processed and presented in such a way as to enable SEPA to verify compliance with the operating conditions and emission limit values included in the authorisation,

(e)

continuous measurement of emissions into the air of the following—

(i)

heavy metals,

(ii)

dioxins,

(iii)

furans,

(iv)

dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls,

(v)

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 22 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 13 (with sch. 23)