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The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2000
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- 2000 No. 95
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Labelling of contaminated equipmentS
5.—(1) The 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.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), such sign shall record that the equipment is, or the premises contain equipment that is, contaminated by PCBs.
[F1(3) Equipment in respect of which it is reasonable to assume that F2...—
(a)[F3within the equipment the fluids contain] between 0.05% and 0.005% by weight of PCBs, or
(b)[F4the equipment contains] between 5dm3 and 0.05dm3 of [F5fluids containing] PCBs,
may be labelled as “PCBs contaminated <0.05% or <5dm3.]
[F6(4) Equipment in respect of which it is reasonable to assume that F7...—
(a)[F8within the equipment the fluids contain] 0.005% by weight, or less, of PCBs, or
(b)[F9the equipment contains] a total volume of 0.05 dm3, or less, of [F10fluids containing] PCBs,
may be labelled as “PCBs contaminated <0.005% or <0.05 dm3.]
Textual Amendments
F1Reg. 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)
F2Words 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)
F3Words 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)
F4Words 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)
F5Words 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)
F6Reg. 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)
F7Words 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)
F8Words 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)
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