The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018

Notification of revisions of standard conditions

36.—(1) This regulation applies where SEPA revises standard conditions.

(2) Before publishing the revised conditions in accordance with regulation 35(1), SEPA must inform any person who has been granted a relevant authorisation—

(a) of the proposed revision;

(b) of the date on which the revised conditions are expected to be published;

(c) of the date on which the revised conditions are expected to take effect (in accordance with paragraph (3));

(d) whether SEPA considers the revisions to be minor administrative changes; and

(e) that on the date on which the revised conditions take effect the person’s authorisation will have effect subject to the revised conditions.

(3) The revised conditions take effect—

(a) where the revision makes only minor administrative changes, on the day following the date of publication; or

(b) in any other case, three months after the date of publication.

(4) In this regulation, “relevant authorisation” means a registration or permit which will be affected by the proposed revisions if the revisions were made.