http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2000/95/regulation/5The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2000texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabaseENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION2026-04-24Expert Participation2026-03-26 These Regulations relate, in respect of Scotland, to Council Directive 96/59/EEC (“the Directive”) on the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls and polychlorinated terphenyls (“PCBs”). They are made for the purpose of implementing the provisions of the Directive which require decontamination or disposal of PCBs and equipment containing them and the associated provisions for inventories, labelling and monitoring. They are additional to the existing relevant requirements of the waste management licensing regime under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. PART II HOLDING, LABELLING, DECONTAMINATION AND DISPOSAL Labelling of contaminated equipment51The registered holder of any contaminated equipment in respect of which an inventory is to be, or has been, made under regulation 9 shall affix to that equipment and to the doors of premises where such equipment is located an indelible sign and, subject to regulation 4(4)(d), shall take reasonable steps to secure that the sign remains so affixed while that equipment remains at that location.2Subject to paragraph (3), such sign shall record that the equipment is, or the premises contain equipment that is, contaminated by PCBs.3Equipment in respect of which it is reasonable to assume that ...—a within the equipment the fluids contain between 0.05% and 0.005% by weight of PCBs, orb the equipment contains between 5dm3 and 0.05dm3 of fluids containing PCBs,may be labelled as “PCBs contaminated <0.05% or <5dm3.4Equipment in respect of which it is reasonable to assume that ...—a within the equipment the fluids contain 0.005% by weight, or less, of PCBs, orb the equipment contains a total volume of 0.05 dm3, or less, of fluids containing PCBs,may be labelled as “PCBs contaminated <0.005% or <0.05 dm3.Reg. 5(3) substituted (14.2.2021) by The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/434), regs. 1, 2(4)(a)Reg. 5(4) inserted (14.2.2021) by The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/434), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)Words in reg. 5(3) omitted (4.4.2025) by virtue of The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/78), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(a)(i)Words in reg. 5(4) omitted (4.4.2025) by virtue of The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/78), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b)(i)Words in reg. 5(3)(a) inserted (4.4.2025) by The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/78), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(a)(ii)Words in reg. 5(3)(b) inserted (4.4.2025) by The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/78), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(a)(iii)(aa)Words in reg. 5(3)(b) inserted (4.4.2025) by The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/78), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(a)(iii)(bb)Words in reg. 5(4)(a) inserted (4.4.2025) by The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/78), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b)(ii)Words in reg. 5(4)(b) inserted (4.4.2025) by The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/78), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b)(iii)(aa)Words in reg. 5(4)(b) inserted (4.4.2025) by The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/78), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b)(iii)(bb)