This Order specifies activities for the purposes of section 39 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”).

Section 39 of the 2014 Act provides that where (in the course of carrying on a regulated activity) a person (“A”) commits a relevant offence while carrying on that activity for another person (“B”), and B manages or controls the carrying on of the regulated activity, B also commits the relevant offence and is liable to be proceeded against. The Schedule to this Order specifies the regulated activities to which that section applies.

The relevant offences for the purposes of section 39 of the 2014 Act are specified in the Environmental Regulation (Relevant Offences) Scotland Order 2014, S.S.I. 2014/319.