Contents
- 1 Citation, commencement and extent
- 2 Amendment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
- 3 Amendment of the Environment Act 1995
- 4 Amendment of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
- 5 Amendment of the National Waste Management Plan for Scotland Regulations 2007
- 6 Amendment of the Special Waste Regulations 1996
- 7 Amendment of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000
- 8 Minor repeals and amendments
- Schedule Minor repeals and amendments
2Amendment of the Environmental Protection Act 1990#
(1)The Environmental Protection Act 1990 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 29 (preliminary)—
(a)after subsection (5) insert—“5A In relation to controlled waste—a a reference to the management of such waste is a reference to the collection, transport, recovery and disposal of such waste and includes—i the supervision of such operations;ii the after-care of disposal sites; andiii actions taken as a broker or dealer;b “collection” means the gathering of such waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of such waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility; andc “recovery” refers to any of the operations listed in Part III of Schedule 4 to the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011, and any other operation the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in a plant or in the wider economy,and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly.”
(3)In section 33(1)(c) (prohibition on unauthorised or harmful deposit etc. of waste), for “treat, keep or dispose of” substitute “ keep or manage ”.
(4)In section 34 (duty of care etc.)—
(a)in subsection (1)—
(ii)omit the “and” immediately following paragraph (b) and after that paragraph insert—“ba on the transfer of any waste oil, to ensure that this is separately collected where technically feasible; and”
(b)after subsection (2) insert—“2A It shall be the duty of any person who produces, keeps or manages controlled waste, or as a broker or dealer has control of such waste, to take all such measures available to that person as are reasonable in the circumstances to apply the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4(1) of the Waste Directive.2B The duty in subsection (2A)—a may be departed from where this is justified having regard to the overall impacts of the generation and management of such waste; andb does not apply to an occupier of domestic property as respects the household waste produced on the property.2C The Scottish Ministers may give guidance on the discharge of the duty in subsection (2A), including the circumstances in which that duty may be departed from under subsection (2B)(a).2D A person seeking to discharge the duty in subsection (2A) must, in doing so, have regard to any guidance given under subsection (2C).”
(c)after subsection (4A) insert—“4B In this section—• “separately collected” means collected separately from other types of waste so as to facilitate a specific treatment;• “waste oil” means any mineral or synthetic lubrication or industrial oil which has become unfit for the use for which it was originally intended, such as used combustion engine oil and gearbox oil, lubricating oil, oil for turbines and hydraulic oil.”
(d)in subsection (6), for “duty imposed by subsection (1)” substitute “ duties imposed by subsections (1) or (2A) ”.
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(12)In section 75 (meaning of “waste” etc.)
(a)for subsection (2) substitute—“2 “Waste” means—a anything that is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Waste Directive, as read with Articles 5 and 6, and which is not excluded from the scope of that Directive by Article 2(1), (2) or (3);b radioactive waste within the meaning of section 1A of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 which is exempt from the requirement for authorisation under section 13 or 14 of that Act by virtue of an order made, or having effect as if made, under section 15(2) of that Act;c where land is undergoing on-site remediation of contamination, that land including unexcavated contaminated soil and any contaminated buildings permanently connected with that land.”
(b)after subsection (2) insert—“2A “Broker” means any undertaking arranging the recovery or disposal of waste on behalf of others, whether or not such arrangements involve the broker taking physical possession of the waste; and “dealer” means any undertaking which acts in the role of principal to purchase and subsequently sell waste, whether or not this involves the dealer taking physical possession of the waste.”
(c)subsection (10) is repealed; and
(d)for subsections (11) and (12) substitute—“12 In this Part, “the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste.”
3Amendment of the Environment Act 1995#
(1)The Environment Act 1995 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 56(1) (interpretation of Part I), in the definition of “environmental licence” as it applies for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act in relation to SEPA—
(c)in paragraph (j), for “or 47 of Schedule 3” substitute “ , 47 or 51 of Schedule 1 ”.
(3)In Schedule 20 (delegation of appellate functions), in paragraph 4(3)(d), for “22” substitute “ 29 ”.
5Amendment of the National Waste Management Plan for Scotland Regulations 2007#
(2)In regulation 2—
(a)omit the definitions of “National Planning Policy Guideline 10” and “the National Waste Plan”;
(b)for the definition of “hazardous waste” substitute—““hazardous waste” means any waste which is to be considered as hazardous in accordance with Articles 3(2) and 7 of the Waste Directive;”
(c)after the definition of “hazardous waste” insert—“• “the Landfill Capacity Report” means the document “Landfill Capacity Report for Scotland, 2008” published by SEPA in 2010 note;• “the National Capacity Report” means the document “National Waste Capacity Report for Scotland 2008” published by SEPA in November 2009 note;”
(d)after the definition of “public consultees” insert—“• “Scottish Planning Policy” means the statement of the Scottish Government's policy on important land use planning matters published in February 2010 note;• “Scotland” includes the Scottish marine area as defined in section 1 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 note;”
(e)after the definition of “SEPA” omit “and”; and
(f)for the definition of “the Waste Data Digest” substitute—“• “ the Special-Hazardous Waste Data Summary” means the documents “Special waste consigned 2002-2006”; “Special waste recovered 2002-2006” and “Special waste disposed 2002-2006”, all published by SEPA in 2008 note;• “the Waste Data Digest” means the document “Waste Data Digest 10: Key facts and trends” published by SEPA in 2010 note;• “the Waste Statistics Regulation Scotland Report” means the document “EU Waste Statistics Regulation Scotland Report 2006” published by SEPA in November 2008 note; and• “Zero Waste Plan” means the document “Scotland's zero waste plan” published by the Scottish Government in June 2010 note.”
(3)After regulation 2 insert—“2A In these Regulations—a “the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste;b other expressions used in the Waste Directive have the same meanings as in that Directive.”
(4)In regulation 3—
(b)in paragraph (2), for “consist of” substitute “ include ”;
(c)in paragraph (3), before sub-paragraph (a) insert—“aza an analysis of the current waste management situation, including existing waste collection schemes and major disposal and recovery installations;azb a description of measures to be taken to improve environmentally sound preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal of waste;azc the matters listed in Article 28(3) of the Waste Directive;”
(d)in paragraph (3), after sub-paragraph (a) insert—“aa in pursuance of the objectives and provisions of the Waste Directive, an evaluation of how the plan will support the implementation of those objectives and provisions; and”
(e)omit the “and” immediately following paragraph (3)(b);
(f)omit paragraph (3)(c);
(g)in paragraph (4) after “Ministers” insert “ must review the national waste management plan at least once every six years and ”; and
(h)for paragraph (6) substitute—“6 The following documents form part of the national waste management plan:—a Zero Waste Plan;b the waste management policies set out in Scottish Planning Policy, the National Planning Framework and Planning Advice Note 63;c the Landfill Capacity Report;d the National Capacity Report;e the Special-Hazardous Waste Data Summary;f the Waste Data Digest; andg the Waste Statistics Regulation Scotland Report.”
(5)In paragraph 1 of the Schedule, for “recovered or disposed of” substitute “ managed ”.
(6)In the Schedule, after paragraph 1 insert—“1A Applying the following waste hierarchy:a prevention;b preparing for re-use;c recycling;d other recovery, including energy recovery;e disposalin a way which delivers the best overall environmental outcome. The hierarchy may be departed from for particular types of waste where justified in order to ensure this outcome and by reference to the overall impact of the generation and management of such types of waste.”
(8)In paragraph 3 of the Schedule—
(b)in sub-paragraph (b), after “of” where first occurring insert “ ,and the municipal waste referred to in paragraph 2 to be recovered, ”.
(9)In paragraph 4 of the Schedule, after sub-paragraph (a) insert—“aa reducing the quantity of waste produced through the re-use of products or the extension of their life spans;”
(10)In the Schedule, after paragraph 4 insert—“4A Promoting the re-use of products and the preparation of products for re-use, in particular and where appropriate by—a encouraging the establishment of and supporting re-use and repair networks;b use of economic incentives;c use of procurement criteria; andd use of quantitative objectives.4B Encouraging—a the separate collection of bio-waste with a view to its composting and digestion;b the treatment of bio-waste in a way that fulfils a high level of environmental protection; andc the use of environmentally safe materials produced from bio-waste.”
6Amendment of the Special Waste Regulations 1996#
(1)The Special Waste Regulations 1996 note are amended as follows.
(2)In regulation 1(4)—
(a)in the definition of “consignor”, at the end insert “, but does not include any occupier of domestic premises in respect of domestic waste removed from those premises”;
(c)for the definitions of “European Waste Catalogue”, “the Waste Directive” and “waste” substitute—““European Waste Catalogue” means the list of wastes set out in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC establishing a list of wastes, as that instrument may be amended from time to time;”““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste;”““waste” means—(a) anything that is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Waste Directive, as read with Articles 5 and 6, and which is not excluded from the scope of that Directive by Article 2(1), (2) or (3);(b) radioactive waste within the meaning of section 1A of the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 which is exempt from the requirement for authorisation under section 13 or 14 of that Act by virtue of an order made, or having effect as if made, under section 15(2) of that Act;(c) where land is undergoing on-site remediation of contamination, that land including unexcavated contaminated soil and any contaminated buildings permanently connected with that land;”
(d)the definition of “the Hazardous Waste Directive” is omitted.
(3)For regulation 1(5) substitute—“5 Other expressions used in these Regulations which are used in the Waste Directive have the same meanings as in that Directive.”
(4)For regulation 2 substitute—“2 “Special waste” means any waste which is to be considered as hazardous waste under Articles 3(2) and 7 of the Waste Directive.”
(5)For regulation 2A substitute—“2A 1 Except as provided in regulation 2B (domestic asbestos waste), these Regulations do not apply to special waste which forms part of mixed domestic waste.2 In this regulation, “mixed domestic waste” does not include any separate fractions of special waste which have been produced by a household.”
(6)In regulation 15(9), for “Article 13 of the Waste Directive and Article 5(2) of the Hazardous Waste Directive” substitute “ Article 34 of the Waste Directive ”.
(7)In regulation 15A(1), before “record” insert “ chronological ”.
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(10)Schedule 2 is omitted.
7Amendment of the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000#
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8Minor repeals and amendments#
The Schedule to these Regulations (which contains minor repeals and amendments) has effect.
Schedule · Minor repeals and amendments
Part 1 · Public General Acts
(2)For section 37 of the Waste and Emissions Trading Act 2003 note (meaning of “waste” in Part 1) substitute—“37 Meaning of waste in Part 11 In this Part, “waste” means anything that—a is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Waste Directive, as read with Articles 5 and 6, andb is not excluded from the scope of the Waste Directive by Article 2(1), (2) or (3).2 For the purposes of this section, “the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste.”
Part 2 · Subordinate Legislation
(3)In regulation 2(1) of the Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 note—
(a)in the definition of “disposal”, for “Annex IIA of Directive 75/442/EEC, as amended” substitute “ Annex I of Directive 2008/98/EC ”; and
(b)in the definition of “used PCBs”, for “Directive 75/442/EC” substitute “ Directive 2008/98/EC ”.
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(15)In regulation 2 of the End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003 note—
(a)in the definition of “end-of-life vehicle”, for “Article 1(a)” substitute “ Article 3(1) ”;
(b)in the definition of “recovery”, for “Annex IIB” substitute “ Annex II ”; and
(c)for the definition of “the Waste Directive” substitute—““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste.”
(16)In regulation 2 of the End-of-Life Vehicles (Producer Responsibility) Regulations 2005 note—
(a)for the definition of “end-of-life vehicle” substitute—““end-of-life vehicle” means a vehicle which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Waste Directive;”
(b)in the definition of “recovery”, for “Annex IIB” substitute “ Annex II ”; and
(c)for the definition of “the Waste Directive” substitute—““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste.”
(18)In regulation 2(1) of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006 note—
(a)for the definition of “disposal” substitute—““disposal” has the meaning given by Article 3 of, and Annex I to, Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste (“the Waste Directive”);”
(b)for the definition of “recovery” substitute—““recovery” has the meaning given by Article 3 of, and Annex II to, the Waste Directive, and “recover”, “recovered” and “recovery operation” shall be construed accordingly;”
(d)in the definition of “waste electrical and electronic equipment”, for “Article 1(a) of Directive 2006/12/EC” substitute “ Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC ”.
(19)In regulation 2(1) of the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007 note, for the definition of “the Waste Directive” substitute—““the Waste Directive” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste;”
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(1)In regulation 2(2) of those Regulations—
(a)in the definition of “recovery”, for “Annex IIB” substitute “ Annex II ”; and
(2)In paragraph 2 of Schedule 7 to those Regulations—
(a)in sub-paragraph (b), for “Annex IIB” substitute “ Annex II ”; and
(b)in sub-paragraph (c), for “Annex IIA or Annex IIB” substitute “ Annex I or II ”.
(21)For regulation 7(3) of the Batteries and Accumulators (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2008 note substitute—“3 In this regulation “waste battery” means any battery which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste.”
(22)In Article 2(1) of the Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Order 2009 note—
(b)omit the definition of “Hazardous Waste Directive”.
(23)In regulation 2 of the Waste Batteries (Scotland) Regulations 2009 note, for the definition of “waste battery” substitute—““waste battery” means any battery which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste.”
(24)In regulation 2(1) of the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 note, for the definitions of “disposal” and “waste battery” substitute—““disposal” has the meaning given by Article 3 of, and Annex I to, Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste;”““waste battery” means any battery which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC;”
(a)in paragraph (b) of the definition of “Category A waste facility”, for “Directive 91/689/EEC” substitute “ Articles 3(2) and 7 of Directive 2008/98/EC ”;
(b)omit the definition of “Directive 91/689/EEC”;
(c)after the definition of “Directive 2000/60/EC” insert—““Directive 2008/98/EC” means Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste;”
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