The Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2015

Presence of small quantities of substances

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15.  The presence of a quantity of a hazardous substance is not to be taken into account when calculating the quantity of a hazardous substance present on, over or under land for any purpose of the principal Act or these Regulations if it is present—

(a)in a location where it cannot act as an initiator of a major accident elsewhere on the relevant site; and

(b)in a quantity which is equal to or less than 2% of the relevant controlled quantity for that substance.