EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (“the 2011 Regulations”). Regulation 2 amends Schedule 1 to the 2011 Regulations which provides for activities which are exempt from the requirement to have a waste management licence.

Regulation 2(2) removes an exemption relating to the baling, sorting or shredding of a limited quantity of waste tyres with a view to their recovery or reuse. Regulation 2(3) removes an exemption relating to the storage of a limited number of waste tyres in a secure place.

Regulation 3 makes transitional provisions for persons carrying out activities under one of the exemptions being removed by regulation 2 when these Regulations come into force.

A Business Regulatory Impact Assessment has been prepared and placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Copies can be obtained from the Scottish Government Environmental Quality Division, Area 1-D North, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ, and online at www.legislation.gov.uk.