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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018/schedule-9/part-1/chapter-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2018/219",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-authorisations-scotland-regulations-2018",
  "path": "schedule/9/part/1/chapter/3",
  "kind": "chapter",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Waste",
  "text": "1.\nThe temporary storage of waste, other than waste liquid digestate, at the place of production\n(a)\nThe waste must be stored in a secure place such that—\n(i)\nall reasonable precautions must be taken to ensure that the waste cannot escape from the place of production, and,\n(ii)\nthe waste must be stored such that members of the public are unable to gain access to the waste,\n(b)\nliquid waste must be stored in a container which is of sufficient strength and structural integrity to ensure that it is unlikely to burst or leak in its ordinary use,\n(c)\nthe waste must not be stored at the place where it was produced for longer than 12 months,\n(d)\nany treatment of the waste must only be carried out to facilitate storage and onward transport of that waste for recovery or disposal,\n(e)\nwhere more than 200 litres of waste oil is stored, storage must comply with the rules for activity 28 in Chapter 2.\n2.\nTemporary storage of waste at a place owned or occupied by the producer\n(a)\nthe storage and any treatment of waste must not be carried on in the course of providing a waste management service to another person,\n(b)\nthe waste must be stored in a secure place such that—\n(i)\nall reasonable precautions must be taken to ensure that the waste cannot escape from the place where it is stored, and\n(ii)\nmembers of the public are unable to gain access to the waste,\n(c)\nwhere more than one type of waste is stored, the different types of waste must not be mixed,\n(d)\nthe waste must not be stored at that place for more than 12 months,\n(e)\nthe total amount of solid waste stored at any one time must not exceed 50 cubic metres,\n(f)\nthe total amount of liquid waste stored at any one time must not exceed 5,000 litres,\n(g)\nliquid waste must be stored in a container which is of sufficient strength and structural integrity to ensure that it is unlikely to burst or leak in its ordinary use,\n(h)\nany treatment of the waste must only be carried out to facilitate storage and onward transport of that waste for recovery or disposal,\n(i)\nwhere more than 200 litres of waste oil is stored, storage must comply with the rules for activity 28 in Chapter 2.\n3.\nTemporary storage of waste at a collection point\n(a)\nThe waste must be stored in a secure place such that—\n(i)\nall reasonable precautions are taken to ensure that the waste cannot escape from the collection point, and\n(ii)\nmembers of the public are unable to gain access to the waste,\n(b)\nwhere more than one type of waste is stored, the different types of waste are not mixed,\n(c)\nthe waste must not be stored at the collection point for more 12 months,\n(d)\nthe total amount of solid waste stored at any one time must not exceed 50 cubic metres,\n(e)\nexcept for WEEE, the total amount of hazardous waste stored at any one time must not exceed 5 cubic metres,\n(f)\nthe total amount of liquid waste stored at any one time must not exceed 5,000 litres,\n(g)\nliquid waste must be stored in a container which is of sufficient strength and structural integrity to ensure that it is unlikely to burst or leak in its ordinary use,\n(h)\nany treatment of the waste must only be carried out to facilitate storage and onward transport of that waste for recovery or disposal,\n(i)\nwhere more than 200 litres of waste oil is stored, storage must comply with the rules for activity 28 in Chapter 2.\n4.\nUse of agricultural land following the application of sewage sludge to agricultural land for the purposes of soil improvement.\nThe activities specified in column 1 of Table 3 must not be carried out on that land before the expiry of the period specified in column 2.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 9 Pt. 1 Chs. 2-4 inserted (1.11.2025) by The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/165), regs. 1(2), 40(h) (with sch. 23)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2018/219/schedule/9/part/1/chapter/3",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}