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Paragraph 70 F1

(1)

In this Chapter—

  • “adhesive” means any mixture, including all the organic solvents or mixtures containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is used to adhere separate parts of a product,

  • “adhesive coating” means any activity in which an adhesive is applied to a surface excluding the application of adhesive and laminating associated with printing activities,

  • “aircraft” includes gliders and missiles,

  • “animal” includes a bird or a fish,

  • “coating material” includes paint, printing ink, varnish, lacquer, dye, any metal oxide coating, any adhesive coating, any elastomer coating, any metal or plastic coating,

  • “ensiling” means treatment by the application of acid or alkaline solutions for the purpose of rendering the material free from infectious disease and/or preventing the formation of offensive odours,

  • “food” includes drink, articles and substances of no nutritional value which are used for human consumption, and articles and substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food,

  • “green offal” means the stomach and intestines of any animal, other than poultry or fish, and their contents,

  • “organic solvent” means any volatile organic compound which is used alone or in combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemical change, to dissolve raw materials, products or waste materials as a—

    1. (a)

      cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants,

    2. (b)

      dissolver,

    3. (c)

      dispersion medium,

    4. (d)

      viscosity adjuster,

    5. (e)

      surface tension adjuster,

    6. (f)

      plasticiser,

    7. (g)

      preservative,

  • “varnish” means a transparent coating material,

  • “tar” and “bitumen” include pitch.

(2)

In paragraphs 64 and 67 of this Chapter, “exempt activity” means—

(a)

any activity carried out on a farm or agricultural holding, other than the manufacture of goods for sale,

(b)

the manufacture or preparation of food or drink for human consumption, but excluding—

(i)

the extraction, distillation or purification of animal or vegetable oil or fat, otherwise than as an activity incidental to the cooking of food for human consumption,

(ii)

any activity involving the use of green offal or the boiling of blood, except the cooking of food (other than tripe) for human consumption,

(iii)

the cooking of tripe for human consumption elsewhere than on premises on which it is to be consumed,

(c)

the fleshing, cleaning and drying of pelts of fur-bearing mammals,

(d)

any activity carried out in connection with premises used in connection with the business of killing, flaying or cutting up animals, the flesh of which is not intended for human consumption, other than premises—

(i)

which are hunt kennels or other premises where the flesh is fed to animals,

(ii)

used for diagnostic, educational or research purposes, or

(iii)

where animals are cut up solely for the purpose of incineration,

(e)

any activity for the manufacture of soap not falling within an activity description in Chapter 4 of Part 4 of schedule 20,

(f)

the storage of vegetable matter otherwise than as part of any prescribed activity,

(g)

the cleaning of shellfish shells,

(h)

the manufacture of starch,

(i)

the processing of animal or vegetable matter at premises for feeding a recognised pack of hounds authorised under Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation),

(j)

the salting of hides or skins, unless related to any other prescribed activity,

(k)

any activity for composting animal or vegetable matter, or a combination of both, except where that activity is carried on for the purposes of cultivating mushrooms,

(l)

any activity for cleaning, and any related activity for drying or dressing, seeds, bulbs, corms or tubers,

(m)

the drying of grain or pulses,

(n)

any activity for the production of cotton yarn from raw cotton or for the conversation of cotton yarn into cloth.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 26 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), reg. 1(2), sch. 17 (with sch. 23)