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The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025

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Regulation 9(2)

SCHEDULE 17NEW SCHEDULE 26 TO BE INSERTED INTO THE 2018 REGULATIONS

This schedule has no associated Policy Notes

Regulation 6(1)

SCHEDULE 26OTHER EMISSIONS ACTIVITIES

PART 1Scope and Interpretation

Scope and interpretation

1.(1) This schedule applies to other emissions activities.

(2) This paragraph applies for the interpretation of—

(a)this schedule,

(b)schedule 27,

(c)schedule 28,

(d)the definition of an other emissions activity.

(3) Other emissions activity” does not include—

(a)an activity—

(i)carried out in a working museum to demonstrate an industrial activity of historic interest,

(ii)carried out for educational purposes in a school within the meaning of section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980(1),

(iii)carried out at a place used solely for—

(aa)research activities,

(bb)development activities,

(cc)the testing of new products and processes,

(b)the running on or within a vehicle of an engine which propels any such vehicle, locomotive or vessel, or provides electricity for propulsion,

(c)the running of an engine—

(i)in order to test it before it is installed, or

(ii)for the purposes of developing the engine,

(d)the use of a fume cupboard in a laboratory for research and testing that is not—

(i)a fume cupboard which is an industrial and continuous production activity enclosure,

(ii)a fume cupboard in which substances or materials are manufactured.

(5) In this paragraph, “fume cupboard” means a ventilated enclosure complying with the requirements specified in British Standard BS EN 14175-2:2003 on Fume Cupboards(2).

Interpretation: threshold values

2.(1) For the purposes of Part 3 of this schedule, a “threshold value” generally refers to production capacities or outputs.

(2) Where several activities falling under the same activity description containing a threshold are operated in the same place, the capacities of those activities are to be added together in order to determine whether a threshold value is met.

PART 2Amendments to common framework provisions

General aims: guidance on best available techniques

3.  SEPA may when carrying out a relevant function related to other emissions activities have regard to any applicable Scottish, UK or EU guidance on the best available techniques for preventing, or where that is not practicable, reducing emissions from an activity when taking into account the general aims in accordance with regulation 9.

PART 3Activities

CHAPTER 1Thermal treatment and associated activities

1.(1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), burning any fuel in combustion plants which generate electricity on the same site with an aggregated rated thermal input of 1 MW or more.

(2) The activity in sub-paragraph (1) does not include—

(a)burning any fuel in a combustion plant for the sole purpose of maintaining power supply at a site during an on-site emergency,

(b)burning any fuel in a combustion plant operated for the purpose of testing for no more than 50 hours per year,

(c)burning any fuel in a combustion plant with a defined nuclear safety role under a nuclear site licence issued by the Office for Nuclear Regulation,

(d)burning any fuel in a mobile combustion plant unless it is connected to—

(i)a transmission system or distribution system,

(ii)other apparatus, equipment or appliances at a site, and is not performing a function that could be performed by plant that is not mobile.

(3) Until 31 December 2039, and subject to sub-paragraph (6), the activity in sub-paragraph (1) does not include any combustion plant—

(a)located on an island where the main power supply to that island is from the Scottish mainland, and

(b)only operated in the event of an unplanned interruption of the main power supply for the purpose of maintaining and distributing power to that island.

(4) Until 31 December 2033, and subject to sub-paragraph (7), the activity in sub-paragraph (1) does not include any combustion plant—

(a)located on an island where the main power supply to that island is from the Scottish mainland, and

(b)operated in the event of a planned interruption of the main power supply for the purpose of maintaining and distributing power to the island.

(5) Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) do not apply to any combustion plant operating under a capacity agreement which places electricity on an island distribution system.

(6) The Scottish Ministers must, before 31 December 2035—

(a)carry out a review of the operation of the exception in sub-paragraph (3), and

(b)consider whether the exception continues to be necessary.

(7) The Scottish Ministers must, before 31 December 2030—

(a)carry out a review of the operation of the exception in sub-paragraph (4), and

(b)consider whether the specified date requires amendment.

(8) In this paragraph—

distribution system” means a system which consists (wholly or mainly) of low voltage lines and electrical plants and is used for conveying electricity to any premises or to any other distribution system,

mobile” means designed to move or to be moved whether on roads or other land,

transmission system” means a system which—

(a)

consists (wholly or mainly) of high voltage lines and electrical plant, and

(b)

is used for conveying electricity from a generating station to a substation, from one generating station to another or from one substation to another.

2.  The loading, unloading or other handling of, the storage of, or other physical, chemical or thermal treatment of crude oil, or stabilised crude petroleum.

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

(a)the refining of mineral oil and gas,

(b)the production of coke,

(c)gasification or liquefaction of coal or other fuels in plant with a total rated thermal input of 20 MW or more.

(2) The conversion of any of the products in sub-paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) into a different product.

4.  Thermal treatment of—

(a)coal (other than drying of coal), lignite, oil, or other carbonaceous material or mixtures, otherwise than with a view to making charcoal,

(b)other fuels in plant with a total rated thermal input of 20 MW or more.

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

6.  In this Chapter—

carbonaceous material” includes such materials as charcoal, coke, peat, rubber and wood,

nuclear site licence” has the meaning given in section 26 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965(3),

thermal treatment” includes pyrolysis, carbonisation, distillation, partial oxidisation or other heat treatment.

CHAPTER 2Metals processes

7.  Loading, unloading or otherwise handling or storing more than 500,000 tonnes in total in any 12 months of iron ore, except in the course of mining operations, or burnt pyrites.

8.  Casting ferrous metal at a foundry with a production capacity of more than 20 tonnes per day.

9.  Producing, melting or refining iron or steel or any ferrous alloy (including producing pig iron or steel and continuous casting).

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

11.  Heating iron, steel, non-ferrous metal and ferrous or non-ferrous metal alloy (whether in a furnace or other appliance) to remove grease, oil or any other non-metallic contaminant (including such operations as the removal by heat of plastic or rubber covering scrap cable) unless—

(a)it is carried out in one or more furnaces or other appliances the primary combustion chambers of which have in aggregate a net rated thermal input of less than 0.2 megawatts,

(b)it does not involve the removal by heat of plastic or rubber covering from scrap cable or of any asbestos contaminant.

12.  Casting iron, steel or any ferrous alloy from deliveries of 50 tonnes or more of molten metal.

13.  Producing, melting or recovering (whether by chemical means or by electrolysis or by the use of heat) cadmium or mercury or any alloy containing more than 0.05% by weight of either of those metals or of both of those metals in aggregate.

14.  Melting, including making alloys, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products, refining and foundry casting in a furnace, bath or other holding vessel which has a design holding capacity of 5 tonnes or more.

15.  Melting, including making alloys, of non-ferrous metals, including recovered products, refining, foundry casting, etc. in a facility which has a design holding capacity of less than 5 tonnes, or carried out in respect of tin, or an alloy which in molten form contains 50% or more by weight of tin.

16.  The separation of copper, aluminium, magnesium or zinc from mixed scrap by differential heating.

17.  Melting zinc or a zinc alloy in conjunction with a galvanising activity at a rate not exceeding 20 tonnes per day.

18.  Melting zinc, aluminium or magnesium or an alloy of one or more of these metals in conjunction with a die-casting activity at a rate not exceeding 20 tonnes per day.

19.  Surface treating materials using cadmium or its compounds where the activity may result in the release into the air or water of cadmium and its compounds in a quantity which, in any 12-month period, exceeds the background quantity for cadmium and its compounds by 1000 grams (expressed as metal).

20.  Any process for the surface treatment of metal that is likely to result in the release into air of any acid-forming oxide of nitrogen unless listed in schedule 20.

21.  The following processes are excluded from the activities described in paragraphs 11, and 13 to 18 of this Chapter—

(a)hand soldering,

(b)flow soldering,

(c)wave soldering.

22.  In this Chapter—

ferrous alloy” means an alloy of which iron is the largest constituent, or equal to the largest constituent, by weight, whether or not that alloy also has a non-ferrous metal content greater than that specified in any other metals activity,

“non-ferrous metal alloy” and cognate expressions mean an alloy which is not a ferrous alloy.

CHAPTER 3Mineral industry

23.  Storing, loading or unloading cement or cement clinker in bulk prior to further transportation in bulk.

24.  Blending cement in bulk or using cement in bulk other than at a construction site, including the bagging of cement and cement mixture, the batching of ready-mixed concrete and the manufacture of concrete blocks and other cement products.

25.  Grinding cement clinker.

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

27.  Heating calcium carbonate or calcium magnesium carbonate for the purpose of making lime.

28.  Stripping asbestos from railway vehicles except—

(a)in the course of the repair or maintenance of the vehicle,

(b)in the course of recovery operations following an accident,

(c)where the asbestos is permanently bonded in any material, including in particular in cement, plastic, rubber or resin.

29.  The industrial finishing, including shaping, drilling, or fitting manufactured asbestos products, of any of the following products where not carried out in conjunction with manufacture—

(a)asbestos filters,

(b)asbestos friction products,

(c)asbestos jointing, packaging, and reinforcement material,

(d)asbestos packing,

(e)asbestos textiles.

30.  Manufacture of glass at any location with the capacity to make 5,000 tonnes or more in any 12-month period, and any activity involving the use of glass which is carried out at any such location in conjunction with its manufacture.

31.  Manufacture of glass where the use of lead or any lead compound is involved.

32.  Making any glass product where lead or any lead compound has been used in the manufacture of the glass except—

(a)making products from lead glass blanks,

(b)melting, or mixing with another substance, glass manufactured elsewhere to produce articles such as ornaments or road paint.

33.  Polishing or etching glass or glass products in the course of any manufacturing activity if—

(a)hydrofluoric acid is used,

(b)hydrogen fluoride may be released into the air.

34.  The manufacture of glass frit or enamel frit and its use in any activity where that activity is related to its manufacture.

35.  Manufacturing cellulose fibre reinforced calcium silicate board.

36.  The process of—

(a)crushing, grinding or other size reduction (other than the cutting of stone), or

(b)grading, screening or heating,

of any designated mineral or mineral product,

(c)in this paragraph, “designated mineral or mineral product” means—

(i)clay, sand and any other naturally occurring mineral other than coal or lignite,

(ii)metallurgical slag,

(iii)boiler or furnace ash produced from the burning of coal, coke or any other coal product,

(iv)gypsum which is a by-product of any activity.

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

(a)crushing, grinding or otherwise breaking up lignite, coal or coke or any other coal product,

(b)screening, grading or mixing lignite, coal, or coke or any other coal product,

(c)loading or unloading petroleum coke, lignite, coal, coke or any other coal product, unless unloading on retail sale.

(2) This sub-paragraph applies where the activities in sub-paragraph (1) are carried on in any premises—

(a)used for the sale of petroleum coke, lignite, coal, coke or any coal product where the throughput of such substances at those premises in any 12-month period is in aggregate likely to be less than 10,000 tonnes, or

(b)to which petroleum coke, lignite, coal, coke or any coal product is supplied only for use there.

38.  The crushing, grinding or other size reduction and/or screening with machinery designed for that purpose, of waste bricks, tiles or concrete at the place where the waste is produced or at the place where the recovered aggregate will be used.

39.  Coating road stone with tar or bitumen.

40.  Loading, unloading, or storing pulverised fuel ash in bulk prior to further transportation in bulk.

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

42.  Firing heavy clay goods or refractory goods other than heavy clay goods in a kiln.

43.  Vapour glazing earthenware or clay with salts.

44.  The activities in paragraphs 36 to 43 of this Chapter do not include any of these activities where carried out underground.

45.  In this Chapter—

clay” includes a blend of clay with ash, sand or other materials,

refractory” means refractory material (such as fireclay, silica, magnesite, chrome-magnesite, sillimanite, sintered alumina, beryllia and boron nitride) which is able to withstand high temperatures and to function as a furnace lining or in other similar high temperature applications,

retail sale” means sale to the final customer.

CHAPTER 4Chemical industry

46.  Producing halogens or any compound comprising only—

(a)two or more halogens,

(b)any one or more of those halogens and oxygen.

47.  The carrying out of any activity involving the use in any 12-month period of—

(a)5 tonnes or more of diphenyl methane di-isocyanate or other di-isocyanate of lower volatility than toluene di-isocyanate,

(b)partly polymerised di-isocyanates or prepolymers containing 5 tonnes or more of di-isocyanate monomers, where the activity may result in a release into the air of such monomers.

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

49.(1) Any activity for the polymerisation or co-polymerisation of any pre-formulated resin or pre-formulated gel coat which contains any styrene, which is likely to involve, in any 12-month period, the polymerisation or co-polymerisation of 100 tonnes or more of styrene.

(2) Any activity for polymerising or co-polymerising any unsaturated hydrocarbons or a product of an activity listed in schedule 21 (other than a pre-formulated resin or pre-formulated gel coat which contains any unsaturated hydrocarbons), which is likely to involve, in any 12 month period, the polymerisation or co-polymerisation of 50 tonnes or more of any of those materials or, in aggregate, of any combination of those materials.

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

(a)into the air of any hydrogen halides (other than the coating, plating or surface treatment of metal),

(b)into the air or water of any halogens or any of the compounds mentioned in paragraph 52 of this Chapter,

other than the treatment of water with chlorine.

51.  Any production activity which uses, or is likely to result in the release of, hydrogen cyanide or hydrogen sulphide.

52.  Producing any compounds, or using or recovering any mixture (other than in the application of a glaze or vitreous enamel), containing any of the following substances or their compounds—

(a)antimony,

(b)arsenic,

(c)beryllium,

(d)gallium,

(e)indium,

(f)lead,

(g)palladium,

(h)platinum,

(i)selenium,

(j)tellurium,

(k)thallium,

(l)cadmium,

(m)mercury,

where the activity may result in the release into the air of any of those elements or their compounds.

53.  Any other activity which may result in the release into the air of any acid forming oxide of nitrogen.

54.  Any activity for the manufacture of a chemical which may result in the release of ammonia into the air other than an activity in which ammonia is only used as a refrigerant.

55.  The storage, other than as part of another activity or in a tank for the time being forming part of a powered vehicle, of any substance listed in column 1 of Table 1, except where the total capacity of tanks used for storage is less than the amount specified in column 2 of the Table.

Table 1
SubstanceAmount (in tonnes)
Any one or more acrylates20
Acrylonitrile20
Anhydrous ammonia100
Anhydrous hydrogen fluoride1
Toluene di-isocyanate20
Vinyl chloride monomer20
Ethylene8000

56.  Unless falling within any other activity description in this Part, recovering any compound of or engaging in any process of production which involves the use of cadmium, mercury or any compound of either of these elements which may result in the release to air of either of these elements or their compounds.

57.  In this Chapter—

acrylate” includes—

(a)

acrylic acid,

(b)

substituted acrylic acids,

(c)

esters of acrylic acids,

(d)

esters of substituted acrylic acids,

pre-formulated resin or pre-formulated gel coat” means any resin or gel coat which has been formulated before being introduced into polymerisation or co-polymerisation activity, whether or not the resin or gel coat contains a colour pigment, activator or catalyst.

CHAPTER 5Other activities

58.  Cremation of human remains.

59.(1) Distilling or heating tar or bitumen in connection with any process of manufacture where the carrying on of the activity by the person concerned at the location in question is likely to use in any 12-month period 5 tonnes or more of tar or of bitumen or, in aggregate, both.

(2) Oxidising bitumen by blowing air through it where the carrying on of the activities by the person concerned at the location in question is likely to use in any 12-month period 5 tonnes or more of tar or of bitumen or, in aggregate, of both.

60.  Manufacturing new tyres, other than remoulds or re-treads, involving the use in any 12-month period of 50,000 tonnes or more of one or more of natural rubber, or a synthetic organic elastomer, or any substance mixed with rubber or such an elastomer.

61.  The mixing, milling or blending of natural rubber, or a synthetic organic elastomer, in which carbon black is used and/or any related activity that converts the resulting product into a finished product.

62.(1) Any activity (other than the repainting or respraying of, or of part of, aircraft or road or railway vehicles) for applying to a substrate, or drying or curing after such application, printing ink or paint or any other coating material as, or in the course of, a manufacturing activity, where the activity may result in the release into the air of particulate matter or of any volatile organic compound, and is likely to involve the use in any 12 month period at any location of—

(a)20 tonnes or more of any printing ink, paint or other coating material which is applied in solid form (other than in respect of an activity described in paragraph 7(c) of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of schedule 20),

(b)20 tonnes or more of any metal coating which is sprayed on in molten form,

(c)25 tonnes or more of organic solvents in respect of any cold set web offset printing activity or any sheet fed offset litho printing activity,

(d)5 tonnes or more of organic solvents in respect of any activity other than one described in sub-paragraph (c).

(2) Repainting or respraying road vehicles or parts of them if the activity may result in the release into the air of particulate matter or of any volatile organic compound and the carrying on of the activity by the person concerned at the location in question is likely to involve the use of 2 tonnes or more of organic solvents in any period of 12 months.

(3) Repainting or respraying aircraft or railway vehicles or parts of them if the activity may result in the release into the air of particulate matter or of any volatile organic compound and the carrying on of the activity by the person concerned at the location in question is likely to involve the use in any period of 12 months of—

(a)20 tonnes or more of any paint or other coating material which is applied in solid form,

(b)20 tonnes or more of any metal coating which is sprayed on in molten form, or

(c)5 tonnes or more of organic solvents.

(4) Any activity involving the—

(a)manufacture or formulation of any coating material (such as printing ink) containing, or involving the use of, an organic solvent, where the carrying on of the activity by the person concerned at the location in question is likely to involve the use of 100 tonnes or more of organic solvents in any 12 months period,

(b)manufacture of a powder for use as a coating material where the plant has capacity to produce 200 tonnes or more of such powder in any 12-month period.

(5) In this paragraph, the amount of organic solvent used in an activity is calculated using the formula—

Formula

where—

  • “A” is the total input of organic solvents into the process, including both solvents contained in coating materials and solvents used for cleaning or other purposes,

  • “B” is the amount of organic solvents that are removed from the process for re-use or for recovery for re-use.

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

(a)sawing,

(b)drilling,

(c)sanding,

(d)shaping,

(e)turning,

(f)planing,

(g)shredding,

(h)curing or chemical treatment of wood,

where the throughput of the works in any 12-month period is likely to exceed 10,000 m3 in the case of works at which wood is only sawed, or 1,000 m3 in any other case.

(2) In this paragraph—

“throughput” is calculated by reference to the amount of wood, which is subjected to activities listed in sub-paragraph 1(a) to (h), provided that where wood is subject to two or more activities listed in this paragraph at the same works no account is taken of the second or subsequent activity,

wood” includes any product consisting wholly or mainly of wood,

works” means any premises, such as a sawmill, on which an activity listed in this paragraph is carried out on wood.

64.  Unless it is an exempt activity listed in paragraph 70(2), processing, storage or drying by heat of any part of a dead animal or of vegetable matter which may—

(a)result in the release into the air of a substance referred to in paragraph 71 of Chapter 6 of this schedule,

(b)give rise to an offensive smell noticeable outside the premises in which the activity is carried on.

65.  Breeding maggots in any case where 5 kilograms or more of animal or of vegetable matter or, in aggregate, of both are introduced into the process in any week.

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

(2) Ensiling of dead fish and fish offal.

(3) Storage of ensiled dead fish and fish offal, including the storage of the ensiled liquor at the same location.

67.  Unless it is an exempt activity listed in paragraph 70(2) of this Chapter, treating and processing of dry vegetable or dry vegetable and animal matter intended for the production of animal food products through drying by the application of heat and milling, which may—

(a)result in the release into the air of a substance referred to in paragraph 71 of Chapter 6 of this Part,

(b)give rise to an offensive smell noticeable outside the premises in which the activity is carried on.

68.  Any activity carried on in a technical unit for the capture of carbon dioxide for the purposes of utilisation or storage.

69.  Anaerobic digestion of non waste materials and associated feedstock and digestate handling and storage.

70.(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—

(a)

cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants,

(b)

dissolver,

(c)

dispersion medium,

(d)

viscosity adjuster,

(e)

surface tension adjuster,

(f)

plasticiser,

(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)(4),

(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.

CHAPTER 6Substances to air

71.  A reference in this Part to the release into the air of a substance listed in this paragraph is a reference to any of the following substances—

(a)oxides of sulphur and other sulphur compounds,

(b)oxides of nitrogen and other nitrogen compounds,

(c)oxides of carbon,

(d)organic compounds and partial oxidation products,

(e)metals, metalloids and their compounds,

(f)asbestos (suspended particulate matter and fibres), glass fibres and mineral fibres,

(g)halogens and their compounds,

(h)phosphorus and its compounds,

(i)dust.

(1)

1980 c. 44. Section 135 was relevantly amended by the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 4), section 2(2).

(2)

Published by the British Standards Institution on 31 August 2024 (ISBN 978-0-539- 32862-2).

(3)

1965 c. 57. The definition of nuclear site licence was amended by paragraph 26(4) of schedule 12(2) of the Energy Act 2013 (c. 32).

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