Paragraph 2 Interpretation: specified activityF1
A “specified activity” means a regulated activity—
first carried on, or carried on at a plant or installation that was substantially refurbished, after 30 October 2014, and
included in sub-paragraph (2) and meeting the condition in sub-paragraph (3), or included in sub-paragraph (4), subject to the exemptions in paragraph 3 of this schedule.
The activities are—
operating a large combustion plant,
waste incineration or waste co-incineration at a waste incineration plant or waste co-incineration plant,
operating a medium combustion plant,
burning any fuel in combustion plants which generate electricity on the same site with an aggregated rated thermal input of 1 MW or more as described in paragraph 1 of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of schedule 26.
The condition is that the activities in sub-paragraph (2) must—
generate electricity and have a rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW, or
where more than one activity in sub-paragraph (2) is operated in the same place, the activities must have a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW.
An industrial emissions activity or other emissions activity with a rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW, which—
generates waste heat at a useful temperature level, or
forms part of a new or existing district heating or cooling network.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Sch. 25 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 16 (with sch. 23)