The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 General

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 2A. Interpretation: best available techniques (“BAT”)

   4. 3. Interpretation: regulated activity

   5. 4. Interpretation: regulated activities

   6. 5. Interpretation: authorised person

   7. 6. Interpretation: technical schedule

   8. 7. Prohibition

   9. 8. Responsibility of authorised person

   10. 9. General aims

3. PART 2 General binding rules

   1. 10. General binding rules

4. PART 3 Notifications

   1. 11. Notification and application of general binding rules

   2. 12. Notifications

   3. 13. Effect and cessation of notifications

   4. 14. Surrender of notifications

5. PART 4 Registrations

   1. 15. Registrations

   2. 16. Application for a registration

   3. 17. Form and content of a registration

   4. 18. Grant of a registration

   5. 19. Variation of registrations

6. PART 5 Permits

   1. 20. Permits

   2. 21. Applications for permits

   3. 22. Form and content of permits

   4. 23. Grant of permit

   5. 24. Review of permits

   6. 25. Variation of permits

7. PART 6 Provisions relating to registrations and permits

   1. 26. Schedule 1

   2. 27. Transfer of a registration or permit

   3. 28. Effect of transfer

   4. 29. Transfer of revocation notice

   5. 30. Surrender of registration or permit

   6. 31. Revocation of permits and registrations

   7. 32. Subsistence of a registration or permit

8. PART 7 Standard conditions procedure

   1. 33. Determining and revising standard conditions

   2. 34. Standard conditions: consultation

   3. 35. Standard conditions: publication

   4. 36. Notification of revisions of standard conditions

9. PART 8 Information and publicity

   1. 37. Power to require the provision of information

   2. 38. Register

   3. 39. Register – exclusions

   4. 40. Commercially confidential information

   5. 41. Application for commercial confidentiality

   6. 42. Review of decision on commercial confidentiality

   7. 43. Effect of decision

   8. 44. Information relating to criminal proceedings

   9. 45. Register – exclusion of information affecting national security

10. PART 9 Enforcement

    1. 46. Regulatory notices

    2. 47. SEPA: regulatory notices requiring cessation

    3. 48. Withdrawing regulatory notices

    4. 49. Regulatory notices: off-site conditions

    5. 50. Enforcement by the courts

11. PART 10 Costs recovery notices

    1. 51. Costs recovery notices

    2. 52. Payment requirements for costs recovery notices

    3. 53. Recovery of payments

12. PART 11 Notices

    1. 54. Notices – general provisions

13. PART 12 Appeals

    1. 55. Appeals to the Scottish Ministers

    2. 56. Determination of appeals

    3. 57. Effect of notices etc. during consideration of appeal

    4. 58. Appeals – miscellaneous

14. PART 13 Duties and functions of SEPA

    1. 59. Duty on SEPA to exercise its functions in accordance with the technical schedules

    2. 60. Power of SEPA to impose authorisations

    3. 61. Power of SEPA to escalate or de-escalate authorisations

    4. 62. Action by SEPA

    5. 63. Accelerated applications

    6. 64. Consolidation of permits and registrations

    7. 65. Communication of consolidation

15. PART 14 SEPA– guidance and public participation statement

    1. 66. SEPA guidance

    2. 67. SEPA's public participation statement

    3. 68. SEPA guidance – fit and proper person

16. PART 15 Provisions relating to offences

    1. 69. Offences

    2. 70. Offences by bodies corporate

    3. 71. Offences — acts or default of third person

    4. 72. Offences – more than one authorised person

    5. 73. Offences – defences

    6. 74. Admissibility of evidence

    7. 75. Power of court to order offence to be remedied

17. PART 16 Duties and functions of the Scottish Ministers

    1. 76. Guidance to SEPA

    2. 77. Application of the Regulations to SEPA

18. PART 17 Miscellaneous

    1. 78. Crown application

    2. 79. Transitional and savings provisions

    3. 80. Consequential amendments

    4. 81. Repeals and revocations

19. Signature

20. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       REGISTRATIONS AND PERMITS: PROCEDURES

       1. PART 1 General provisions

          1. 1A. Pre-application community engagement

          2. 1. Form of application

          3. 2. Accompanying information

          4. 3. Withdrawing an application

          5. 4. Modifying an application

          6. 5. Notifications relating to certain applications

          7. 6. Further information in respect of an application

          8. 7. Public Consultation: scope

          9. 8. Public consultation requirements

          10. 9. Duty to determine an application

          11. 10. Time limits for determining applications

          12. 11. Extension of determination periods

          13. 12. Calculating the determination period

          14. 13. Variation Notices

          15. 14. Surrender applications

          16. 15. Notice of surrender

          17. 16. Revocation of permits or registrations

          18. 17. Interpretation: satisfactory state

       2. PART 2 Call-in procedure

          1. 18. This Part applies to— (a) an application for—

          2. 19. (1) The Scottish Ministers may direct SEPA that an application...

          3. 20. Before granting an application or issuing a variation to which...

          4. 21. SEPA must not determine an application or SEPA initiated variation...

          5. 22. The days specified are— (a) where every person who made...

       3. PART 3 Determinations of applications by the Scottish Ministers

          1. 23. (1) This paragraph applies where Scottish Ministers have directed SEPA...

          2. 24. In this schedule— “application” or “applications” includes reference to any...

          3. 25. (1) This paragraph applies to a function of the Scottish...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       OFF-SITE CONDITIONS

       1. PART 1 Procedure

          1. 1. For the purposes of this schedule SEPA imposes an off-site...

          2. 2. (1) SEPA may impose an off-site condition for any of...

          3. 3. (1) Before imposing an off-site condition, SEPA must (so far...

          4. 4. Where SEPA imposes an off-site condition, it must provide a...

          5. 5. A person (“person A”) whose consent is required for a...

       2. PART 2 Compensation for off-site conditions

          1. 6. This Part applies in any case where either—

          2. 7. The person to whom an off-site right has been granted...

          3. 8. But where a person (other than SEPA) has failed to...

          4. 9. Subject to paragraph 12, compensation is payable for—

          5. 10. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), an entitlement to compensation under...

          6. 11. (1) An application for compensation under this schedule must be...

          7. 12. (1) The amount to be paid by way of compensation...

          8. 13. (1) Compensation payable carries interest at the rate for the...

          9. 14. (1) Compensation that is determined to be due is payable—...

          10. 15. In this schedule— “1963 Act” means the Land Compensation (Scotland)...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       REGISTER

       1. 1. In this schedule, “fixed monetary penalty”, “variable monetary penalty”, “VMP...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       PROVISIONS RELATING TO APPEALS

       1. PART 1 Appeals procedure

          1. 1. A person who wishes to appeal under regulation 55 must...

          2. 2. The documents specified are— (a) a written statement of the...

          3. 3. An appellant may withdraw an appeal by notice to the...

          4. 4. Subject to paragraph 5, notice of appeal in accordance with...

          5. 5. The Scottish Ministers may in a particular case allow notice...

          6. 6. SEPA must, within 14 days of receipt of the copy...

          7. 7. A notice under paragraph 6 must— (a) describe the subject...

          8. 8. SEPA must within 14 days of sending a notice under...

          9. 9. In the event of an appeal being withdrawn, SEPA must...

          10. 10. SEPA must make any written representations to the Scottish Ministers...

          11. 11. The appellant must make any further written representations by way...

          12. 12. When SEPA or the appellant makes any representations to the...

          13. 13. The Scottish Ministers must send to the appellant and SEPA...

          14. 14. The Scottish Ministers may require exchanges of written representations between...

       2. PART 2 Public hearings

          1. 15. Before determining an appeal under regulation 56, the Scottish Ministers...

          2. 16. A hearing may, if the appointed person so decides, be...

          3. 17. Where the Scottish Ministers cause a hearing to be held,...

          4. 18. Where any part of a hearing is to be held...

          5. 19. The Scottish Ministers may vary the date fixed for the...

          6. 20. The persons entitled to be heard at a hearing are—...

          7. 21. Nothing in paragraph 20 prevents the appointed person from allowing...

          8. 22. The appointed person must cause notice of the time and...

          9. 23. The appointed person may— (a) by notice in writing require—...

          10. 24. But the appointed person may not require any person to...

          11. 25. (1) A person who is required to give evidence at...

          12. 26. (1) The Scottish Ministers or the appointed person may treat...

          13. 27. (1) The Scottish Ministers or the appointed person may make...

          14. 28. (1) Where the Scottish Ministers or the appointed person make...

          15. 29. After the conclusion of a hearing, the appointed person must...

       3. PART 3 Determination of appeals

          1. 30. (1) The Scottish Ministers must— (a) give written notice to...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS

       1. PART 1 General

          1. 1. Interpretation

          2. 2. (1) An existing licence which— (a) is in effect immediately...

          3. 3. (1) If before the relevant date a person—

          4. 4. (1) This paragraph applies to a person (“A”) carrying on...

          5. 5. (1) This paragraph applies to a person (“A”) who has...

          6. 6. The 1993 Act continues to have effect notwithstanding its repeal...

       2. PART 2 Metal contamination

          1. 7. (1) A permit for a Part A installation at which...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

       CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

       1. PART 1 Public general acts

          1. 1. Nuclear Installations Act 1965

          2. 2. Environmental Protection Act 1990

          3. 3. Environment Act 1995

          4. 4. Food Standards Act 1999

          5. 5. Energy Act 2004

       2. PART 2 Subordinate legislation

          1. 6. Special Waste Regulations 1996

          2. 7. Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017

          3. 8. Weighing Equipment (Automatic Gravimetric Filling Instruments) Regulations 2000

          4. 9. Weighing Equipment (Automatic Rail-weighbridges) Regulations 2003

          5. 10. Weighing Equipment (Automatic Catchweighing Instruments) Regulations 2003

          6. 11. Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011

          7. 12. Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011

          8. 13. Environmental Regulation (Significant Environmental Harm) (Scotland) Order 2014

          9. 14. Environmental Regulation (Relevant Offences) (Scotland) Order 2014

          10. 15. The Environmental Regulation (Liability where Activity Carried Out by Arrangement with Another) (Scotland) Order 2014

          11. 16. Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015

          12. 17. Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015

          13. 18. Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Scotland) Regulations 2017

    7. SCHEDULE 7

       REPEALS AND REVOCATIONS

       1. PART 1 Public general acts

          1. 1. The enactments listed in column 1 of the Table are...

       2. PART 2 Subordinate legislation

          1. 2. The enactments listed in column 1 of the Table are...

    8. SCHEDULE 8

       RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES ACTIVITIES

       1. PART 1 Scope and interpretation

          1. 1. Scope

          2. 2. (1) “Radioactive substances activity” does not include—

          3. 3. Interpretation

          4. 4. Interpretation: this schedule and schedule 9

          5. 5. Interpretation: radioactive material and radioactive waste

          6. 6. NORM industrial activity

          7. 7. Processed radionuclides of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin

          8. 8. Radionuclides not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin

          9. 9. Radionuclides with a short half-life

          10. 10. Radionuclides not of natural terrestrial or cosmic origin in background radioactivity

          11. 11. Substances or articles after disposal

          12. 12. Historic radium contamination

       2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

          1. 13. General Binding Rules – disapplication

          2. 14. Authorisation by permit or registration

          3. 15. Applications

          4. 16. Consultation: local authorities and relevant water authorities

          5. 17. Consultation: security of sealed sources

          6. 18. Refusal of applications

          7. 19. SEPA must refuse to grant an authorisation for a radioactive...

          8. 20. Authorisation conditions: general

          9. 21. Authorisation conditions: discharge limits

          10. 22. Authorisation conditions: monitoring

          11. 23. Authorisation conditions: high-activity sealed sources

          12. 24. Authorisation conditions: manufacture and supply of high-activity sealed sources

          13. 25. Authorisation conditions: records of high-activity sealed sources

       3. PART 3 Duties of SEPA

          1. 26. General Principles of Radiological Protection: Optimisation and Dose Limitation

          2. 27. Dose constraints

          3. 28. Estimation of doses to the members of the public

          4. 29. SEPA must— (a) identify radioactive substances activities for which an...

          5. 30. Where it has specified that an assessment must be carried...

          6. 31. Inspections

          7. 32. Record keeping

          8. 33. Sealed sources

          9. 34. Orphan Sources

          10. 35. (1) SEPA must have plans, preparations or provisions in place...

          11. 36. (1) Where SEPA is satisfied that radioactive waste ought to...

       4. PART 4 Local authorities

          1. 37. Where an authorisation requires or permits radioactive waste to be...

          2. 38. Where a local authority or relevant water authority takes any...

       5. PART 5 Radioactivity to be disregarded for purposes of certain statutory provisions

          1. 39. Statutory provisions

       6. PART 6 Tables

          1. “The table 1 summation rule” means the sum of the...

          2. Table 5

          3. Information to be provided in records for high-activity sealed sources...

    9. SCHEDULE 9

       GENERAL BINDING RULES

       1. PART 1 General binding rules

          1. CHAPTER 1 Radioactive Substances

          2. CHAPTER 2 Water

          3. CHAPTER 3 Waste

          4. CHAPTER 4 Other emissions activities

       2. PART 2 Interpretation of general binding rules

          1. 1. In this schedule— “ agriculture ” has the meaning given...

          2. 2. Interpretation: NORM

          3. 3. Interpretation: radioactive substances common rules

       3. PART 3 Tables

          1. The summation rule in respect of column 2 of Table...

          2. The summation rule in respect of columns 3 and 4...

          3. The summation rule in respect of column 2 of Table...

          4. The summation rule in respect of column 3 of Table...

          5. +Parent radionuclides, and their progeny whose dose contributions are taken...

    10. SCHEDULE 10

        WATER ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Scope and Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. (1) The water environment includes any part of the water...

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 3. Authorisation conditions: protection of the water environment

           2. 4. Authorised person in relation to a private sewage activity

        3. PART 3 Duties on SEPA

           1. 5. Duties: general

           2. 6. Duties: environmental objectives

    11. SCHEDULE 11

        WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Scope

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. (1) “ Waste management activity ” includes, but is not...

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 3. Duty on SEPA: waste hierarchy

           2. 4. Duty on SEPA: inspections

           3. 5. Authorisations: waste treatment

           4. 6. Authorisations: record-keeping

    12. SCHEDULE 12

        HAZARDOUS WASTE MIXING AND WASTE OIL MIXING, AND TREATMENT OF WASTE OIL

        1. PART 1 Scope

           1. 1. Scope

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 2. Authorisations: hazardous waste mixing

           2. 3. Authorisations: separation of mixed hazardous waste

           3. 4. Authorisations: waste oils

    13. SCHEDULE 13

        LANDFILL ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Scope and Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. Interpretation: landfill

           3. 3. Interpretation: landfill activity

           4. 4. Interpretation: general

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 5. Exemptions for certain landfills on islands and in isolated settlements

           2. 6. Applications for authorisations

           3. 7. Authorisation by permit and landfill classification

           4. 8. Authorisation conditions: general

           5. 9. Authorisation conditions: prohibition of acceptance of certain waste at landfills

           6. 10. Authorisation conditions: waste which may be accepted in different classes of landfill

           7. 11. Authorisation conditions: costs of disposal of waste in landfill

           8. 12. Authorisation conditions: waste acceptance procedures

           9. 13. Authorisation conditions: control and monitoring of operational landfill sites

           10. 14. Authorisation conditions: closure and after-care procedures for landfills

           11. 15. Surrender or revocation of permit for landfill activity

        3. PART 3 Waste acceptance criteria and procedures

           1. CHAPTER 1 General criteria

              1. 16. General criteria for the acceptance of waste at all landfill

              2. 17. Additional general criteria for the acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste

              3. 18. Additional general criteria for the acceptance of waste at landfills for non-hazardous waste

              4. 19. Additional general criteria for the acceptance of waste at landfills for inert waste

           2. CHAPTER 2 Additional acceptance criteria

              1. 20. Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for hazardous waste

              2. 21. Additional criteria for acceptance of waste at landfills for non-hazardous waste

              3. 22. Criteria for granular stable non-reactive hazardous waste deposited in a cell on its own and granular stable non-reactive hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste deposited in the same cell

              4. 23. Criteria relating to gypsum based waste

              5. 24. Criteria for asbestos waste

              6. 25. Additional criteria for waste acceptable without testing at landfills for inert waste

              7. 26. Limit values for waste acceptable at landfills for inert waste

              8. 27. Criteria for underground storage

              9. 28. Specific acceptance criteria for the temporary storage of mercury

           3. CHAPTER 3 Procedure for acceptance of waste at landfills

              1. 29. Basic characterisation

              2. 30. Compliance testing

        4. PART 4 Minimum monitoring procedures for landfills

           1. 31. This Part sets out minimum procedures for monitoring to be...

           2. 32. Sampling and test methods

           3. 33. Emission data: water, leachate and gas control

           4. 34. Protection of groundwater: sampling

           5. 35. Protection of groundwater: monitoring

           6. 36. Protection of groundwater: trigger levels

           7. 37. Topography of the site: data on landfill body

        5. PART 5 General requirements for all landfills

           1. 38. Location

           2. 39. Water control and leachate management

           3. 40. Protection of soil and water and leachate collection and sealing systems

           4. 41. Gas control

           5. 42. Nuisances and hazards

           6. 43. Stability

           7. 44. Site security

           8. 45. Site requirements for the temporary storage of mercury

    14. SCHEDULE 14

        MANAGEMENT OF SEPARATELY COLLECTED WASTE AND OPERATING A MATERIALS FACILITY

        1. PART 1 Scope and interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. Interpretation: general

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 3. Authorisations: separately collected waste

           2. 4. Authorisations: Materials Facilities Code

    15. SCHEDULE 15

        MANAGEMENT OF WASTE VEHICLES

        1. PART 1 Scope and interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. Interpretation: general

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 3. Authorisations: general

           2. 4. Authorisations: general conditions

           3. 5. Authorisations: storage prior to treatment

           4. 6. Authorisations: site requirements

           5. 7. Authorisations: required treatment operations

           6. 8. Authorisations: recovery and recycling

    16. SCHEDULE 16

        MANAGEMENT OF WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

        1. PART 1 Scope and interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. Interpretation: General

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 3. Authorisation conditions: treatment of WEEE

        3. PART 3 Technical provisions

           1. 4. Selective treatment for materials and components of WEEE

           2. 5. Technical requirements for sites for storage of WEEE prior to treatment

           3. 6. Technical requirements for WEEE treatment sites

    17. SCHEDULE 17

        MANAGEMENT OF WASTE BATTERIES

        1. PART 1 Scope and interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. Interpretation

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 3. Authorisations: conditions

    18. SCHEDULE 18

        RECOVERY OF WASTE BY APPLICATION TO LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOIL IMPROVEMENT

        1. PART 1 Scope and interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. (1) In this schedule “ soil improvement ” means any...

           3. 3. For the purposes of this schedule, waste is applied to...

           4. 4. Interpretation: general

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 5. Authorisations: general

           2. 6. Authorisation conditions: soil concentrations

           3. 7. Authorisation conditions: sewage sludge

           4. 8. Authorisation conditions: soil sampling

           5. 9. Authorisation conditions: waste sampling

           6. 10. Authorisation conditions: records

    19. SCHEDULE 19

        INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Scope and interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. (1) “ Industrial emissions activity ” does not include—

           3. 3. Interpretation: general

           4. 4. Interpretation: substantial change

           5. 5. Interpretation: threshold values

           6. 6. Interpretation: baseline and site reports

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 7. Authorisations: general

           2. 8. Authorisations: multiple installations and multiple authorised persons

           3. 9. Authorisations: incidents, accidents and non-compliance

           4. 10. Authorisations: greenhouse gas emissions

        3. PART 3 Duties of SEPA

           1. 11. Duties relating to best available techniques

           2. 12. Duties related to environmental impact assessments

    20. SCHEDULE 20

        SCHEDULE 20 EMISSIONS ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. Interpretation: polluting substances

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 3. General principles: waste hierarchy

           2. 4. General principles: BAT

           3. 5. BAT: criteria for determining

           4. 6. Duties relating to standard conditions

           5. 7. Authorisations: general

           6. 8. Permits: applications

           7. 9. Permits: general conditions

           8. 10. Permits: emission limit values and environmental quality standards

           9. 11. Exception for the testing and use of emerging techniques

           10. 12. Permits: surrender applications

           11. 13. Permits: reviews

           12. 14. Environmental inspection plans

           13. 15. Environmental inspections

           14. 16. Proposed change in operation

           15. 17. Public consultation

        3. PART 3 SEPA and Scottish Ministers’ duties

           1. 18. SEPA: trans-boundary effects

           2. 19. Scottish Ministers’ duties: trans-boundary effects

           3. 20. Scottish Ministers’ duties: access to justice

        4. PART 4 Activities

           1. CHAPTER 1 Energy industries

              1. 1. Combustion of fuels in installations with a total rated thermal...

              2. 2. Refining of mineral oil and gas.

              3. 3. Production of coke.

              4. 4. Gasification or liquefaction of— (a) coal, (b) other fuels in...

           2. CHAPTER 2 Production and processing of metals

              1. 5. Metal ore (including sulphide ore) roasting or sintering.

              2. 6. Production of pig iron or steel (primary or secondary fusion)...

              3. 7. Processing of ferrous metals— (a) operation of hot-rolling mills with...

              4. 8. Operation of ferrous metal foundries with a production capacity exceeding...

              5. 9. Processing of non-ferrous metals— (a) production of non-ferrous crude metals...

              6. 10. Surface treatment of metals or plastic materials using an electrolytic...

           3. CHAPTER 3 Mineral industry

              1. 11. Production of cement, lime and magnesium oxide—

              2. 12. Production of asbestos or the manufacture of asbestos-based products.

              3. 13. Manufacture of glass including glass fibre with a melting capacity...

              4. 14. Melting mineral substances including the production of mineral fibres with...

              5. 15. Manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in particular roofing tiles,...

           4. CHAPTER 4 Chemical industry

              1. 16. Production of organic chemicals— (a) simple hydrocarbons (linear or cyclic,...

              2. 17. Production of inorganic chemicals— (a) gases, such as ammonia, chlorine...

              3. 18. Production of phosphorous-, nitrogen- or potassium-based fertilisers (simple or compound...

              4. 19. Production of plant protection products or of biocides.

              5. 20. Production of pharmaceutical products including intermediates.

              6. 21. Production of explosives.

              7. 22. In this Chapter, “ production ” means the production on...

           5. CHAPTER 5 Waste management

              1. 23. Disposal or recovery of hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding...

              2. 24. Disposal or recovery of waste in waste incineration plants or...

              3. 25. (1) Disposal of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 50...

              4. 26. Landfills receiving more than 10 tonnes of waste per day...

              5. 27. Temporary storage of hazardous waste not covered under paragraph 26,...

              6. 28. Underground storage of hazardous waste with a total capacity exceeding...

              7. 29. In this chapter, “ inert waste ” has the meaning...

           6. CHAPTER 6 Other activities

              1. 29. Production in industrial installations of— (a) pulp from timber or...

              2. 30. Pre-treatment (operations such as washing, bleaching, mercerisation) or dyeing of...

              3. 31. Tanning of hides and skins where the treatment capacity exceeds...

              4. 32. (1) Operating slaughterhouses with a carcass production capacity greater than...

              5. 33. Disposal or recycling of animal carcases or animal waste with...

              6. 34. Intensive rearing of poultry or pigs— (a) with more than...

              7. 35. Surface treatment of substances, objects or products using organic solvents,...

              8. 36. Production of carbon (hard-burnt coal) or electrographite by means of...

              9. 37. Capture of CO 2 streams from industrial emissions activities for...

              10. 38. Preservation of wood and wood products with chemicals with a...

              11. 39. Independently operated treatment of wastewater not covered by Directive 91/271/EEC...

              12. 40. In this Chapter— “ animal ” includes a bird or...

    21. SCHEDULE 21

        OPERATING A LARGE COMBUSTION PLANT

        1. PART 1 Scope and interpretation

           1. 1. Scope and interpretation: operating a large combustion plant

           2. 2. Interpretation: general

           3. 3. Aggregation rules

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 4. Authorisations: permits

           2. 5. Permits: discharge of waste gases

           3. 6. Permits: emission limit values

           4. 7. Emission limit value exemptions: general

           5. 8. Emission limit value exemptions: fuel shortages and interruptions

           6. 9. Emission limit value exemptions: desulphurisation for combustion plants firing indigenous solid fuel

           7. 10. Carbon capture and storage

           8. 11. Abatement equipment malfunction or breakdown

           9. 12. Emissions monitoring and compliance

           10. 13. Multi-fuel firing combustion plants

           11. 14. Monitoring and reporting

           12. 15. Start-up and shut-down periods

        3. PART 3 Technical provisions relating to combustion plants

           1. CHAPTER 1 Emission limit values for combustion plants referred to in paragraph 6(1)

              1. 16. Calculation of emission limit values

              2. 17. Emission limit values for SO2 for combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels (with the exception of gas turbines and gas engines)

              3. 18. Emission limit values for SO2 combustion plants using gaseous fuels (with the exception of gas turbines and gas engines)

              4. 19. Emission limit values for NOx for combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels (with the exception of gas turbines and gas engines)

              5. 20. Emission limit values for gas turbines using light and middle distillates as liquid fuels

              6. 21. Emission limit values for NOx and CO for gas fired combustion plants

              7. 22. Emission limit values for dust for combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels (except gas turbines and gas engines)

              8. 23. Emission limit values for dust for combustion plants using gaseous fuels (except gas turbines and gas engines)

           2. CHAPTER 2 Emission limit values for combustion plants referred to in paragraphs 7(2) and 7(3)

              1. 24. Calculation of emission limit values

              2. 25. Emission limit values for SO2 combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels (except gas turbines and gas engines)

              3. 26. Emission limit values for SO2 combustion plants using gaseous fuels (except gas turbines and gas engines)

              4. 27. Emission limit values for NOx for combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels (except gas turbines and gas engines)

              5. 28. Emission limit values for NOx and CO for gas turbines (including CCGT) using middle and light distillates as liquid fuels

              6. 29. (1) Emission limit values (mg/Nm 3 ) for NO x...

              7. 30. Emission limit values for dust for combustion plants using solid or liquid fuels (except gas turbines and gas engines)

              8. 31. Emission limit values for dust for combustion plants using gaseous fuels (except gas turbines and gas engines)

           3. CHAPTER 3 Emission monitoring

              1. 32. Measurements

              2. 33. Changes in fuel used or mode of operation of the plant

              3. 34. Measurement of oxygen content, temperature, pressure and water vapour content of waste gases

              4. 35. Relevant standards

              5. 36. Confident interval values

              6. 37. Validated hourly and daily averages

              7. 38. Sulphur content

           4. CHAPTER 4 Assessment of compliance with emission limit values

              1. 39. (1) For continuous measurements, the emission limit values set out...

           5. CHAPTER 5 Minimum rate of desulphurisation

              1. 40. Minimum rate of desulphurisation for combustion plants referred to in...

              2. 41. The minimum rate of desulphurisation for combustion plants referred to...

              3. 42. The minimum rates of desulphurisation set out in this Chapter...

           6. CHAPTER 6 Average emission limit values for multi-fuel combustion plants within a refinery

              1. 43. (1) Average emission limit values (mg/Nm 3 ) for SO...

    22. SCHEDULE 22

        INCINERATION AND CO-INCINERATION OF WASTE AT A WASTE INCINERATION PLANT OR WASTE CO-INCINERATION PLANT

        1. PART 1 Scope and Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. Incineration and co-incineration of solid and liquid waste at a...

           3. 3. Interpretation: general

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 4. Authorisations: applications

           2. 5. Authorisations: general conditions

           3. 6. Authorisations: control of emissions

           4. 7. Authorisations: emissions monitoring

           5. 8. Authorisations: operating conditions

           6. 9. Variations to operating conditions

           7. 10. Authorisations: delivery and reception of waste

           8. 11. Authorisations: residues

           9. 12. Authorisations: incineration of batteries

           10. 13. Authorisations: review of conditions

           11. 14. Reports

           12. 15. Public consultation

        3. PART 3 Technical provisions relating to waste incineration plants and waste co-incineration plants

           1. CHAPTER 1 Definitions

              1. 16. For the purpose of this Part the following definitions apply—...

           2. CHAPTER 2 Equivalence factors for dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans

              1. 17. In order to determine the total concentration of dioxins and...

           3. CHAPTER 3 Air emission limit values for waste incineration plants

              1. 18. (1) All emission limit values are to be calculated—

           4. CHAPTER 4 Determination of air emission limit values for the co-incineration of waste

              1. 19. (1) The formula (mixing rule) in sub-paragraph (2) is to...

              2. 20. Special provisions for cement kilns co-incinerating waste

              3. 21. Special provisions for combustion plants co-incinerating waste

              4. 22. Special provisions for waste co-incineration plants in industrial sectors not covered under paragraphs 20 and 21 of this Part

           5. CHAPTER 5 Emission limit values for discharges of wastewater from the cleaning of waste gases

              1. 23. Emission limit values for discharges of wastewater from the cleaning...

           6. CHAPTER 6 Monitoring of emissions

              1. 24. Measurement techniques

              2. 25. Measurements relating to air polluting substances: requirements

              3. 26. Measurements relating to air polluting substances: SEPA discretion as to requirements

              4. 27. Measurements relating to water polluting substances

           7. CHAPTER 7 Formula to calculate the emission concentration at the standard percentage oxygen concentration

              1. 28. Formula

           8. CHAPTER 8 Assessment of compliance with emission limit values

              1. 29. Air emission limit values: general compliance

              2. 30. Air emission limit values: carbon monoxide compliance

              3. 31. Air emission limit values: determination of average values

              4. 32. Water emission limit values

    23. SCHEDULE 23

        ORGANIC SOLVENT EMISSIONS ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Scope and Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. Interpretation: organic solvent emissions activity

           3. 3. Interpretation: general

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 4. Applications for authorisations

           2. 5. Authorisation conditions: substitution of hazardous substances

           3. 6. Authorisation conditions: control of emissions

           4. 7. Authorisation conditions: control of emissions of hazard statement solvent substances

           5. 8. Authorisation conditions: aggregation

           6. 9. Authorisation conditions: start-up and shut-down

           7. 10. Authorisation conditions: monitoring of emissions

           8. 11. Compliance: emissions

           9. 12. Compliance: collection and reporting of data

           10. 13. Compliance: emission limit values

           11. 14. Emission limit values: vehicle coating industry

           12. 15. Authorisations: substantial change

        3. PART 3 Solvent management plans and reduction schemes

           1. 16. Solvent management plans: requirements

           2. 17. Solvent management plans: interpretation

           3. 18. Use of solvent management plans for verification of compliance

           4. 19. Reduction schemes: authorisation

           5. 20. Reduction schemes: principles and requirements

    24. SCHEDULE 24

        TITANIUM DIOXIDE ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Scope and Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope and interpretation

        2. PART 2 Amendments to the common framework provisions

           1. 2. Authorisation conditions: disposal of waste

           2. 3. Emissions: water

           3. 4. Emissions: air

           4. 5. Emissions: monitoring and compliance

    25. SCHEDULE 25

        ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Scope and Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope and interpretation

           2. 2. Interpretation: specified activity

           3. 3. Specified activity: exemptions

           4. 4. Interpretation: general

           5. 5. Interpretation: high-efficiency cogeneration

        2. PART 2 Amendment of common framework provisions

           1. 6. Cost-benefit analysis

           2. 7. Cost-benefit analysis: principles

           3. 8. Determination of applications

           4. 9. General principles for the calculation of electricity from cogeneration

           5. 10. Determining the efficiency of the cogeneration process

           6. 11. Calculation of efficiency reference values

    26. SCHEDULE 26

        OTHER EMISSIONS ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Scope and Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope and interpretation

           2. 2. Interpretation: threshold values

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 3. General aims: guidance on best available techniques

        3. PART 3 Activities

           1. CHAPTER 1 Thermal treatment and associated activities

              1. 1. (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), burning any fuel...

              2. 2. The loading, unloading or other handling of, the storage of,...

              3. 3. (1) Purifying or refining any of the products of—

              4. 4. Thermal treatment of— (a) coal (other than drying of coal),...

              5. 5. Blending odorant for use with natural gas or liquefied petroleum...

              6. 6. In this Chapter— “ carbonaceous material ” includes such materials...

           2. CHAPTER 2 Metals processes

              1. 7. Loading, unloading or otherwise handling or storing more than 500,000...

              2. 8. Casting ferrous metal at a foundry with a production capacity...

              3. 9. Producing, melting or refining iron or steel or any ferrous...

              4. 10. De-sulphurising iron, steel or any ferrous alloy.

              5. 11. Heating iron, steel, non-ferrous metal and ferrous or non-ferrous metal...

              6. 12. Casting iron, steel or any ferrous alloy from deliveries of...

              7. 13. Producing, melting or recovering (whether by chemical means or by...

              8. 14. Melting, including making alloys, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products,...

              9. 15. Melting, including making alloys, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products,...

              10. 16. The separation of copper, aluminium, magnesium or zinc from mixed...

              11. 17. Melting zinc or a zinc alloy in conjunction with a...

              12. 18. Melting zinc, aluminium or magnesium or an alloy of one...

              13. 19. Surface treating materials using cadmium or its compounds where the...

              14. 20. Any process for the surface treatment of metal that is...

              15. 21. The following processes are excluded from the activities described in...

              16. 22. In this Chapter— “ ferrous alloy ” means an alloy...

           3. CHAPTER 3 Mineral industry

              1. 23. Storing, loading or unloading cement or cement clinker in bulk...

              2. 24. Blending cement in bulk or using cement in bulk other...

              3. 25. Grinding cement clinker.

              4. 26. Slaking lime for the purpose of making calcium hydroxide or...

              5. 27. Heating calcium carbonate or calcium magnesium carbonate for the purpose...

              6. 28. Stripping asbestos from railway vehicles except— (a) in the course...

              7. 29. The industrial finishing, including shaping, drilling, or fitting manufactured asbestos...

              8. 30. Manufacture of glass at any location with the capacity to...

              9. 31. Manufacture of glass where the use of lead or any...

              10. 32. Making any glass product where lead or any lead compound...

              11. 33. Polishing or etching glass or glass products in the course...

              12. 34. The manufacture of glass frit or enamel frit and its...

              13. 35. Manufacturing cellulose fibre reinforced calcium silicate board.

              14. 36. The process of— (a) crushing, grinding or other size reduction...

              15. 37. (1) Any of the following activities unless sub-paragraph (2) applies—...

              16. 38. The crushing, grinding or other size reduction and/or screening with...

              17. 39. Coating road stone with tar or bitumen.

              18. 40. Loading, unloading, or storing pulverised fuel ash in bulk prior...

              19. 41. The fusion of calcinated bauxite for the production of artificial...

              20. 42. Firing heavy clay goods or refractory goods other than heavy...

              21. 43. Vapour glazing earthenware or clay with salts.

              22. 44. The activities in paragraphs 36 to 43 of this Chapter...

              23. 45. In this Chapter— “ clay ” includes a blend of...

           4. CHAPTER 4 Chemical industry

              1. 46. Producing halogens or any compound comprising only—

              2. 47. The carrying out of any activity involving the use in...

              3. 48. The flame bonding or cutting with heated wires of polyurethane...

              4. 49. (1) Any activity for the polymerisation or co-polymerisation of any...

              5. 50. Any production activity which is likely to result in the...

              6. 51. Any production activity which uses, or is likely to result...

              7. 52. Producing any compounds, or using or recovering any mixture (other...

              8. 53. Any other activity which may result in the release into...

              9. 54. Any activity for the manufacture of a chemical which may...

              10. 55. The storage, other than as part of another activity or...

              11. 56. Unless falling within any other activity description in this Part,...

              12. 57. In this Chapter— “ acrylate ” includes— acrylic acid, substituted...

           5. CHAPTER 5 Other activities

              1. 58. Cremation of human remains.

              2. 59. (1) Distilling or heating tar or bitumen in connection with...

              3. 60. Manufacturing new tyres, other than remoulds or re-treads, involving the...

              4. 61. The mixing, milling or blending of natural rubber, or a...

              5. 62. (1) Any activity (other than the repainting or respraying of,...

              6. 63. (1) manufacturing wood products at any works, if the manufacture...

              7. 64. Unless it is an exempt activity listed in paragraph 70(2),...

              8. 65. Breeding maggots in any case where 5 kilograms or more...

              9. 66. (1) Storage of dead fish or fish offal prior to...

              10. 67. Unless it is an exempt activity listed in paragraph 70(2)...

              11. 68. Any activity carried on in a technical unit for the...

              12. 69. Anaerobic digestion of non waste materials and associated feedstock and...

              13. 70. (1) In this Chapter— “ adhesive ” means any mixture,...

           6. CHAPTER 6 Substances to air

              1. 71. A reference in this Part to the release into the...

    27. SCHEDULE 27

        OPERATING A MEDIUM COMBUSTION PLANT

        1. PART 1 Scope and Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. Interpretation: operating a medium combustion plant

           3. 3. Interpretation: general

           4. 4. Aggregation

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 5. Authorisations

           2. 6. Applications for medium combustion activity authorisations

           3. 7. Emission limit values: calculation

           4. 8. Emission limit values: general

           5. 9. Emission limit values: existing medium combustion plant exemptions

           6. 10. Emission limit values: exemptions

           7. 11. Emission limit values: temporary exemptions

           8. 12. Emission limit values: multiple fuels

           9. 13. Emissions monitoring

           10. 14. Compliance

           11. 15. Compliance and measurement

           12. 16. Public requests for monitoring data

        3. PART 3

           1. Tables

    28. SCHEDULE 28

        PETROL VAPOUR RECOVERY ACTIVITIES

        1. PART 1 Scope and Interpretation

           1. 1. Scope

           2. 2. “ Petrol vapour recovery activity ” means any of the...

           3. 3. Interpretation

        2. PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

           1. 4. Authorisation conditions: general

           2. 5. Authorisation conditions: storage installations at terminals

           3. 6. Authorisation conditions: loading and unloading installations at terminals

           4. 7. Authorisation conditions: specifications for bottom-loading, vapour collection and overfill protection of European road tankers

           5. 8. Authorisation conditions: loading and storage equipment at service stations

           6. 9. Authorisations: requirements for Stage II petrol vapour recovery systems

21. Explanatory Note