- a certified extract
means a document certified to be a true extract from the register by any person having authority from SEPA to certify it.
- a tritium foil source
means an article which has a mechanically tough surface into which tritium is incorporated the total activity of which does not exceed 2 × 1010 becquerels;
- abstraction
means the doing of anything whereby any water is removed or diverted by mechanical means, pipe or any engineering structure or works from any part of the water environment, whether temporarily or permanently, including anything whereby the water is so removed or diverted for the purpose of being transferred to another part of the water environment, and includes— (a) the construction or extension of any well, borehole, water intake or other work by which water may be abstracted, and (b) the installation or modification of any machinery or apparatus by which additional quantities of water may be abstracted by means of a well, borehole, water intake or other work, • “asbestos” includes any of the following fibrous silicates— (a) actinolite, (b) amosite, (c) anthophyllite, (d) chrysotile, (e) crocidolite, (f) tremolite, • “assimilated law” has the same meaning as in section 6(7) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 • “authorise”, in relation to regulated activities, means authorise the carrying on of the activities in accordance with a permit, subject to registration, subject to notification or subject to compliance with general binding rules;
- accelerated application
means an application or SEPA initiated variation to which this regulation applies in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) or (b);
- acrylate
includes— (a) acrylic acid, (b) substituted acrylic acids, (c) esters of acrylic acids, (d) esters of substituted acrylic acids, • “pre-formulated resin or pre-formulated gel coat” means any resin or gel coat which has been formulated before being introduced into polymerisation or co-polymerisation activity, whether or not the resin or gel coat contains a colour pigment, activator or catalyst.
- adhesive
means any mixture, including all the organic solvents or mixtures containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is used to adhere separate parts of a product, • “adhesive coating” means any activity in which an adhesive is applied to a surface excluding the application of adhesive and laminating associated with printing activities, • “coating material” means any mixture, including all the organic solvents or mixtures containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is used to provide a decorative, protective or other functional effect on a surface, • “coating activity” means any activity in which a single or a multiple application of a continuous film of a coating material is applied (including a step in which the same article is printed using any technique) but does not include the coating of substrate with metals by electrophoretic and chemical spraying techniques, • “coil coating” means any activity where coiled steel, stainless steel, coated steel, copper alloys or aluminium strip is coated with either a film forming or laminate coating in a continuous process, • “consumption” means the total input of organic solvents
- adhesive coating
means any activity in which an adhesive is applied to a surface excluding the application of adhesive and laminating associated with printing activities, • “coating material” means any mixture, including all the organic solvents or mixtures containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is used to provide a decorative, protective or other functional effect on a surface, • “coating activity” means any activity in which a single or a multiple application of a continuous film of a coating material is applied (including a step in which the same article is printed using any technique) but does not include the coating of substrate with metals by electrophoretic and chemical spraying techniques, • “coil coating” means any activity where coiled steel, stainless steel, coated steel, copper alloys or aluminium strip is coated with either a film forming or laminate coating in a continuous process, • “consumption” means the total input of organic solvents into an installation per calendar year, or any other 12-month period, less any volatile organic compounds that are recovered for re-use, • “contained conditions” means conditions under which an inst
- agriculture
has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of schedule 18 of these Regulations, • “application” means the spreading, spraying, incorporating or injecting into or onto land, • “arrestment equipment” means equipment used to mitigate the effects of emissions, • “bank reprofiling” means the alteration of the slope of the bank of a river, burn, ditch or loch, • “barium eluting source” means a source which— (a) consists of Cs-137+ in a sealed container which is designed and constructed to allow the elution of Ba-137m;
- aircraft
includes gliders and missiles, • “animal” includes a bird or a fish, • “coating material” includes paint, printing ink, varnish, lacquer, dye, any metal oxide coating, any adhesive coating, any elastomer coating, any metal or plastic coating, • “ensiling” means treatment by the application of acid or alkaline solutions for the purpose of rendering the material free from infectious disease and/or preventing the formation of offensive odours, • “food” includes drink, articles and substances of no nutritional value which are used for human consumption, and articles and substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food, • “green offal” means the stomach and intestines of any animal, other than poultry or fish, and their contents, • “organic solvent” means any volatile organic compound which is used alone or in combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemical change, to dissolve raw materials, products or waste materials as a— (a) cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants, (b) dissolver, (c) dispersion medium, (d) viscosity adjuster, (e) surface tension adjuster, (f) plasticiser, (g) preservative, • “varnish” means a transparent coating material, • “tar”
- animal
includes a bird or a fish, • “food” includes drink, articles and substances of no nutritional value which are used for human consumption, and articles and substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food, • “wood” includes any product consisting wholly or mainly of wood.
- applications
includes reference to any matter which SEPA treats as having been made in terms of regulation 60 or 61. •...
- arrestment equipment
means equipment used to mitigate the effects of emissions, • “bank reprofiling” means the alteration of the slope of the bank of a river, burn, ditch or loch, • “barium eluting source” means a source which— (a) consists of Cs-137+ in a sealed container which is designed and constructed to allow the elution of Ba-137m;
- asbestos
includes any of the following fibrous silicates— (a) actinolite, (b) amosite, (c) anthophyllite, (d) chrysotile, (e) crocidolite, (f) tremolite, • “assimilated law” has the same meaning as in section 6(7) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 • “authorise”, in relation to regulated activities, means authorise the carrying on of the activities in accordance with a permit, subject to registration, subject to notification or subject to compliance with general binding rules;
- assimilated law
has the same meaning as in section 6(7) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 • “authorise”, in relation to regulated activities, means authorise the carrying on of the activities in accordance with a permit, subject to registration, subject to notification or subject to compliance with general binding rules;
- authorised person
has the meaning given in regulation 5;
- authorised place
means the place at which a regulated activity is authorised, and may be a geographical area;
- available techniques
means those developed on a scale which allows implementation in the relevant industrial sector, under economically and technically viable conditions, taking into consideration the costs and advantages, whether or not the techniques are used or produced within the United Kingdom as long as they are reasonably accessible to the operator,
- bank reprofiling
means the alteration of the slope of the bank of a river, burn, ditch or loch, • “barium eluting source” means a source which— (a) consists of Cs-137+ in a sealed container which is designed and constructed to allow the elution of Ba-137m;
- barium eluting source
means a source which— (a) consists of Cs-137+ in a sealed container which is designed and constructed to allow the elution of Ba-137m;
- baseline report
means a report on the state of soil and groundwater contamination by hazardous substances which contains at least the following—
- Basic Safety Standards Directive
means Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom laying down basic safety standards for protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation and repealing Directives 89/618/Euratom, 90/641/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, 97/43/Euratom and 2003/122/Euratom;
- BATRRT
means best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques, • “removal” means manual, mechanical, chemical, or metallurgic handling with the result that hazardous substances, mixtures and components are contained in an identifiable stream or are an identifiable part of a stream within the treatment process, • “identifiable” means that a substance, mixture or component can be monitored to verify environmentally safe treatment.
- battery
means any source of electrical energy generated by direct conversion of chemical energy and consisting of one or more primary battery cells (non-rechargeable) or one or more secondary battery cells (rechargeable, an accumulator), but does not include— (a) equipment connected with the protection of essential security interests, arms, munitions and war material, with the exclusion of products that are not intended for specifically military purposes, or (b) equipment designed to be sent into space, • “treatment” means any activity carried out on waste batteries and accumulators after they have been handed over to a treatment facility for sorting, preparation for recycling or preparation for disposal.
- bed width
means the straight line distance that is between the opposite bank toes of a river, burn or ditch, and which spans the bed of the river, burn or ditch, including any exposed bars and vegetated islands, • “buffer zone” means an area of land, where no storage or application of fertiliser or pesticide takes place, which intercepts (or would intercept) run-off from the storage or application of fertiliser or pesticide to prevent it from entering the water environment, • “category 5 sealed source” means a source, or an aggregate of sources, that would fall within category 5 as defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Categorisation of Radioactive Sources (RS-G-1.9);
- best
means most effective in achieving a high general level of protection of the environment as a whole.
- biodegradable waste
means any waste that is capable of undergoing anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, such as food and garden waste, and paper and paperboard, • “definite closure” means the stage that begins with the service of a closure notice and compliance with paragraph 14(3) and ends with the surrender or revocation of the authorisation and the phrase “definitively closed” is to be construed accordingly, • “eluate” means the solution obtained by a laboratory leaching test, • “granular waste” includes all wastes that are not monolithic, • “isolated settlement” means a settlement— (a) with no more than 500 inhabitants per municipality or settlement and no more than 5 inhabitants per square kilometre, (b) where the distance to the nearest urban agglomeration with at least 250 inhabitants per square kilometre is not less than 50 km or with difficult access by road to those nearest agglomerations, due to harsh meteorological conditions during a significant part of the year, • “inert waste” means waste which— (a) does not undergo any significant physical, chemical or biological transformations, (b) does not dissolve, burn or otherwise physically or chemically react, biodegrade or
- biomass
means any of the following— (a) products consisting of any vegetable matter from agriculture or forestry which can be used as a fuel for the purpose of recovering its energy content, (b) the following waste— (a) vegetable waste from agriculture and forestry, (b) vegetable waste from the food processing industry, if the heat generated is recovered, (c) fibrous vegetable waste from virgin pulp production and from production of paper from pulp, if it is co-incinerated at the place of production and the heat generated is recovered, (d) cork waste, (e) wood waste with the exception of wood waste which may contain halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals as a result of treatment wit
- broker
means any undertaking arranging the recovery or disposal of waste on behalf of others, including such brokers who do not take physical possession of the waste, • “CEN” means the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), • “charging scheme” means a charging scheme made in accordance with section 41 of the Environment Act 1995;
- buffer zone
means an area of land, where no storage or application of fertiliser or pesticide takes place, which intercepts (or would intercept) run-off from the storage or application of fertiliser or pesticide to prevent it from entering the water environment, • “category 5 sealed source” means a source, or an aggregate of sources, that would fall within category 5 as defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Categorisation of Radioactive Sources (RS-G-1.9);
- carbonaceous material
includes such materials as charcoal, coke, peat, rubber and wood, • “nuclear site licence” has the meaning given in section 26 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, • “thermal treatment” includes pyrolysis, carbonisation, distillation, partial oxidisation or other heat treatment.
- category 5 sealed source
means a source, or an aggregate of sources, that would fall within category 5 as defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Categorisation of Radioactive Sources (RS-G-1.9);
- CCGT
means combined cycle gas turbines, • “determinative fuel” means the fuel which, amongst all fuels used in a multi-fuel firing combustion plant using the distillation and conversion residues from the refining of crude oil for own consumption alone or with other fuels, has the highest emission limit value as set out in Part 3 of this schedule, or, in the case of several fuels having the same emission limit value, the fuel having the highest thermal input amongst those fuels, • “diesel engine” means an internal combustion engine which operates according to the diesel cycle and uses compression ignition to burn fuel, • “gas engine” means an internal combustion engine which operates according to the Otto cycle and uses spark ignition or, in the case of dual fuel engines, compression ignition to burn fuel, • “gas turbine” means any rotating machine which converts thermal energy into mechanical work, consisting mainly of a compressor, a thermal device in which fuel is oxidised in order to heat the working fluid, and a turbine, • “indigenous solid fuel” means a naturally occurring solid fuel fired in a combustion plant specifically designed for that fuel and extracted locally, • “mu
- CEN
means the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), • “charging scheme” means a charging scheme made in accordance with section 41 of the Environment Act 1995;
- channel width
means the straight line distance that is between opposite bank tops of a river, burn or ditch and which spans the bed of a river, burn or ditch, including any exposed bars and vegetated islands, • “Class A gaseous tritium light device” means such a device where the activity of the device does not exceed 2 × 1010 becquerels of tritium;
- charging scheme
means a charging scheme made in accordance with section 41 of the Environment Act 1995;
- Class A gaseous tritium light device
means such a device where the activity of the device does not exceed 2 × 1010 becquerels of tritium;
- Class B gaseous tritium light device
means such a device which is installed or intended to be installed on premises and where the activity— (a) in each sealed container in the device does not exceed 8 × 1010 becquerels of tritium;
- Class C gaseous tritium light device
means such a device installed or intended to be installed— (a) in a vessel or aircraft;
- clay
includes a blend of clay with ash, sand or other materials, • “refractory” means refractory material (such as fireclay, silica, magnesite, chrome-magnesite, sillimanite, sintered alumina, beryllia and boron nitride) which is able to withstand high temperatures and to function as a furnace lining or in other similar high temperature applications, • “retail sale” means sale to the final customer.
- climatic process
includes wind, precipitation and the general circulation of the atmosphere and oceans.
- co-incineration
means— (a) the use of waste as a regular or additional fuel in a co-incineration plant, or (b) the thermal treatment of waste for the purposes of disposal in a co-incineration plant, • “coke” means a black material made from coal that is used as fuel for heating, • “collection” means the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility, • “combustion plant” means any technical apparatus in which fuels are oxidised in order to use the heat thus generated, • “consolidated authorisation” has the meaning given in regulation 64(2);
- coastal water
means water (other than groundwater) within the area extending landward from the 3 mile limit up to the limit of the highest tide or, where appropriate, the seaward limits of any bodies of transitional water, but does not include any water beyond the seaward limits of the territorial sea of the United Kingdom adjacent to Scotland, • “co-incineration” means— (a) the use of waste as a regular or additional fuel in a co-incineration plant, or (b) the thermal treatment of waste for the purposes of disposal in a co-incineration plant, • “coke” means a black material made from coal that is used as fuel for heating, • “collection” means the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility, • “combustion plant” means any technical apparatus in which fuels are oxidised in order to use the heat thus generated, • “consolidated authorisation” has the meaning given in regulation 64(2);
- coating activity
means any activity in which a single or a multiple application of a continuous film of a coating material is applied (including a step in which the same article is printed using any technique) but does not include the coating of substrate with metals by electrophoretic and chemical spraying techniques, • “coil coating” means any activity where coiled steel, stainless steel, coated steel, copper alloys or aluminium strip is coated with either a film forming or laminate coating in a continuous process, • “consumption” means the total input of organic solvents into an installation per calendar year, or any other 12-month period, less any volatile organic compounds that are recovered for re-use, • “contained conditions” means conditions under which an installation is operated so that the volatile organic compounds released from the activity are collected and discharged in a controlled way either via a stack or abatement equipment and are, therefore, not entirely fugitive, • “dry cleaning” means any industrial or commercial activity using volatile organic compounds in an installation to clean garments, furnishing and similar consumer goods excluding the manual removal
- coating material
includes paint, printing ink, varnish, lacquer, dye, any metal oxide coating, any adhesive coating, any elastomer coating, any metal or plastic coating, • “ensiling” means treatment by the application of acid or alkaline solutions for the purpose of rendering the material free from infectious disease and/or preventing the formation of offensive odours, • “food” includes drink, articles and substances of no nutritional value which are used for human consumption, and articles and substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food, • “green offal” means the stomach and intestines of any animal, other than poultry or fish, and their contents, • “organic solvent” means any volatile organic compound which is used alone or in combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemical change, to dissolve raw materials, products or waste materials as a— (a) cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants, (b) dissolver, (c) dispersion medium, (d) viscosity adjuster, (e) surface tension adjuster, (f) plasticiser, (g) preservative, • “varnish” means a transparent coating material, • “tar” and “bitumen” include pitch.
- cogeneration
means the simultaneous generation in one process of thermal energy and electrical or mechanical energy, • “cogeneration unit” means a unit that is able to operate in cogeneration mode, • “cost-benefit analysis” means a cost-benefit analysis carried out in accordance with paragraph 7 of this schedule, • “economically justifiable demand” means a demand that does not exceed the needs for heating or cooling and which would otherwise be satisfied at market conditions by energy generation processes other than cogeneration, • “electricity from cogeneration” means electricity generated in a process linked to the production of useful heat and calculated in accordance with the methodology in this schedule, • “energy” means all forms of energy products, combustible fuels, heat, renewable energy, electricity, or any other form of energy, • “energy savings” means an amount of saved energy determined by measuring and/or estimating consumption before and after implementation of an energy efficiency improvement measure, whilst ensuring normalisation for external conditions that affect energy consumption, • “micro-cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with a maximum capacity b
- cogeneration unit
means a unit that is able to operate in cogeneration mode, • “cost-benefit analysis” means a cost-benefit analysis carried out in accordance with paragraph 7 of this schedule, • “economically justifiable demand” means a demand that does not exceed the needs for heating or cooling and which would otherwise be satisfied at market conditions by energy generation processes other than cogeneration, • “electricity from cogeneration” means electricity generated in a process linked to the production of useful heat and calculated in accordance with the methodology in this schedule, • “energy” means all forms of energy products, combustible fuels, heat, renewable energy, electricity, or any other form of energy, • “energy savings” means an amount of saved energy determined by measuring and/or estimating consumption before and after implementation of an energy efficiency improvement measure, whilst ensuring normalisation for external conditions that affect energy consumption, • “micro-cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with a maximum capacity below 50 kWe, • “overall efficiency” means the annual sum of electricity and mechanical energy production and useful heat
- coil coating
means any activity where coiled steel, stainless steel, coated steel, copper alloys or aluminium strip is coated with either a film forming or laminate coating in a continuous process, • “consumption” means the total input of organic solvents into an installation per calendar year, or any other 12-month period, less any volatile organic compounds that are recovered for re-use, • “contained conditions” means conditions under which an installation is operated so that the volatile organic compounds released from the activity are collected and discharged in a controlled way either via a stack or abatement equipment and are, therefore, not entirely fugitive, • “dry cleaning” means any industrial or commercial activity using volatile organic compounds in an installation to clean garments, furnishing and similar consumer goods excluding the manual removal of stains and spots in the textile and clothing industry, • “existing installation” means an installation in operation on 29 March 1999 or which was granted a permit or registered before 1 April 2001 or the authorised person of which submitted a complete application for a permit before 1 April 2001, provided that that inst
- coke
means a black material made from coal that is used as fuel for heating, • “collection” means the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility, • “combustion plant” means any technical apparatus in which fuels are oxidised in order to use the heat thus generated, • “consolidated authorisation” has the meaning given in regulation 64(2);
- collection
means the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility, • “combustion plant” means any technical apparatus in which fuels are oxidised in order to use the heat thus generated, • “consolidated authorisation” has the meaning given in regulation 64(2);
- collection point
means a place used for the collection of waste by a person where that person does not— (a) receive payment for collecting the waste, or (b) collect waste as their main business activity, • “constructed farm wetland” means a series of ponds for the treatment of slurry or silage effluent consisting mainly of rainwater, which have been constructed in such a manner that any discharge from the ponds does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment, • “container” means a single or double skinned fixed tank, a drum, a mobile bowser or (even if not connected to fixed pipe or fixed pipework) an intermediate bulk container, • “conventionally treated sewage sludge” has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of schedule 18 of these Regulations, • “crop” includes any plant grown for a commercial purpose, • “crossing” means any structure which is constructed and installed for the purpose of supporting a footpath, cycle route or transport route across any river, burn, ditch or loch or any pipe, pipeline or cable which crosses over or underneath any river, burn, ditch or loch, but excluding temporary crossings, impoundi
- combustion plant
means any technical apparatus in which fuels are oxidised in order to use the heat thus generated, • “consolidated authorisation” has the meaning given in regulation 64(2);
- concluded
means for the purposes of paragraph 3, in relation to an application, that— (a) the application has been granted, refused or withdrawn;
- connection distance
means— (a) in the case of a hot water link, the thermal capacity in kilowatts of the source or demand, which is smaller, multiplied by 0.0038, (b) in the case of steam heat link, the thermal capacity in kilowatts of the source or demand, which is smaller, multiplied by 0.0012, expressed in kilometres, • “substantially refurbished” means a refurbishment whose cost exceeds 50% of the investment cost for a new comparable unit.
- consolidated authorisation
has the meaning given in regulation 64(2);
- constructed farm wetland
means a series of ponds for the treatment of slurry or silage effluent consisting mainly of rainwater, which have been constructed in such a manner that any discharge from the ponds does not result in the introduction of any substances or heat which may give rise to harm to the water environment, • “container” means a single or double skinned fixed tank, a drum, a mobile bowser or (even if not connected to fixed pipe or fixed pipework) an intermediate bulk container, • “conventionally treated sewage sludge” has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of schedule 18 of these Regulations, • “crop” includes any plant grown for a commercial purpose, • “crossing” means any structure which is constructed and installed for the purpose of supporting a footpath, cycle route or transport route across any river, burn, ditch or loch or any pipe, pipeline or cable which crosses over or underneath any river, burn, ditch or loch, but excluding temporary crossings, impounding works and culverts installed for land gain, • “cultivation” includes the preparation of land prior to planting, and the harvesting of any crop, • “designated mineral or mineral product” means— (a) clay, sa
- consumption
means the total input of organic solvents into an installation per calendar year, or any other 12-month period, less any volatile organic compounds that are recovered for re-use, • “contained conditions” means conditions under which an installation is operated so that the volatile organic compounds released from the activity are collected and discharged in a controlled way either via a stack or abatement equipment and are, therefore, not entirely fugitive, • “dry cleaning” means any industrial or commercial activity using volatile organic compounds in an installation to clean garments, furnishing and similar consumer goods excluding the manual removal of stains and spots in the textile and clothing industry, • “existing installation” means an installation in operation on 29 March 1999 or which was granted a permit or registered before 1 April 2001 or the authorised person of which submitted a complete application for a permit before 1 April 2001, provided that that installation was put in operation no later than 1 April 2002, • “flexography” means a printing activity using an image carrier of rubber or elastic photopolymers on which the printing areas are above the no
- contained conditions
means conditions under which an installation is operated so that the volatile organic compounds released from the activity are collected and discharged in a controlled way either via a stack or abatement equipment and are, therefore, not entirely fugitive, • “dry cleaning” means any industrial or commercial activity using volatile organic compounds in an installation to clean garments, furnishing and similar consumer goods excluding the manual removal of stains and spots in the textile and clothing industry, • “existing installation” means an installation in operation on 29 March 1999 or which was granted a permit or registered before 1 April 2001 or the authorised person of which submitted a complete application for a permit before 1 April 2001, provided that that installation was put in operation no later than 1 April 2002, • “flexography” means a printing activity using an image carrier of rubber or elastic photopolymers on which the printing areas are above the non-printing areas and using liquid inks which dry through evaporation, • “footwear manufacture” means any activity of producing complete footwear or parts of footwear, • “heatset web offset printi
- container
means a single or double skinned fixed tank, a drum, a mobile bowser or (even if not connected to fixed pipe or fixed pipework) an intermediate bulk container, • “conventionally treated sewage sludge” has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of schedule 18 of these Regulations, • “crop” includes any plant grown for a commercial purpose, • “crossing” means any structure which is constructed and installed for the purpose of supporting a footpath, cycle route or transport route across any river, burn, ditch or loch or any pipe, pipeline or cable which crosses over or underneath any river, burn, ditch or loch, but excluding temporary crossings, impounding works and culverts installed for land gain, • “cultivation” includes the preparation of land prior to planting, and the harvesting of any crop, • “designated mineral or mineral product” means— (a) clay, sand and any other naturally occurring mineral other than coal or lignite, (b) metallurgical slag, (c) gypsum which is a by-product of any activity, • “dewatered” in relation to digestate means digestate which— (a) has had liquid removed from it so that it consists of at least 20% dry material, and (b) is capable of being stack
- contaminated materials activity
means a radioactive substances activity involving radioactive material where— (a) the material is contaminated, but not with the intention of utilising its radioactive, fissile or fertile properties;
- conventionally treated sewage sludge
has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of schedule 18 of these Regulations, • “crop” includes any plant grown for a commercial purpose, • “crossing” means any structure which is constructed and installed for the purpose of supporting a footpath, cycle route or transport route across any river, burn, ditch or loch or any pipe, pipeline or cable which crosses over or underneath any river, burn, ditch or loch, but excluding temporary crossings, impounding works and culverts installed for land gain, • “cultivation” includes the preparation of land prior to planting, and the harvesting of any crop, • “designated mineral or mineral product” means— (a) clay, sand and any other naturally occurring mineral other than coal or lignite, (b) metallurgical slag, (c) gypsum which is a by-product of any activity, • “dewatered” in relation to digestate means digestate which— (a) has had liquid removed from it so that it consists of at least 20% dry material, and (b) is capable of being stacked in a free-standing heap without slumping and without liquid draining from the heap, • “disposed of in normal refuse” means disposed of with substantial quantities of solid
- cost-benefit analysis
means a cost-benefit analysis carried out in accordance with paragraph 7 of this schedule, • “economically justifiable demand” means a demand that does not exceed the needs for heating or cooling and which would otherwise be satisfied at market conditions by energy generation processes other than cogeneration, • “electricity from cogeneration” means electricity generated in a process linked to the production of useful heat and calculated in accordance with the methodology in this schedule, • “energy” means all forms of energy products, combustible fuels, heat, renewable energy, electricity, or any other form of energy, • “energy savings” means an amount of saved energy determined by measuring and/or estimating consumption before and after implementation of an energy efficiency improvement measure, whilst ensuring normalisation for external conditions that affect energy consumption, • “micro-cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with a maximum capacity below 50 kWe, • “overall efficiency” means the annual sum of electricity and mechanical energy production and useful heat output divided by the fuel input used for heat produced in a cogeneration process
- Cproc
means— (a) emission limit values as set out in this Chapter for certain industrial activities, (b) in the absence of the values in (a), emission limit values of plants which comply with these regulations for such plants while burning the normally authorised fuels (wastes excluded), (c) in the absence of the values in (a) or (b), the emission limit values set out in the permit, (d) in the absence of the values in (a), (b) or (c), the real mass concentrations, • “C” means— (a) total emission limit values at an oxygen content as set out in this Chapter for certain industrial activities and certain polluting substances, (b) in the absence of such values, total emission limit values replacing the emission limit values as set out in schedules 21-24, (c) where the total oxygen content to replace the oxygen content for the standardisation is to be calculated on the basis of the content above respecting the partial volumes, (d) all emission limit values are to be calculated at a temperature of 273.15K, a pressure of 101.3kPa and after correcting for the water vapour content of the waste gases.
- crossing
means any structure which is constructed and installed for the purpose of supporting a footpath, cycle route or transport route across any river, burn, ditch or loch or any pipe, pipeline or cable which crosses over or underneath any river, burn, ditch or loch, but excluding temporary crossings, impounding works and culverts installed for land gain, • “cultivation” includes the preparation of land prior to planting, and the harvesting of any crop, • “designated mineral or mineral product” means— (a) clay, sand and any other naturally occurring mineral other than coal or lignite, (b) metallurgical slag, (c) gypsum which is a by-product of any activity, • “dewatered” in relation to digestate means digestate which— (a) has had liquid removed from it so that it consists of at least 20% dry material, and (b) is capable of being stacked in a free-standing heap without slumping and without liquid draining from the heap, • “disposed of in normal refuse” means disposed of with substantial quantities of solid waste that is not radioactive waste for landfill or incineration, where— (a) the solid waste meets the definition of “waste” in section 75(2) of the Environmental Protection
- cultivation
includes the preparation of land prior to planting, and the harvesting of any crop, • “designated mineral or mineral product” means— (a) clay, sand and any other naturally occurring mineral other than coal or lignite, (b) metallurgical slag, (c) gypsum which is a by-product of any activity, • “dewatered” in relation to digestate means digestate which— (a) has had liquid removed from it so that it consists of at least 20% dry material, and (b) is capable of being stacked in a free-standing heap without slumping and without liquid draining from the heap, • “disposed of in normal refuse” means disposed of with substantial quantities of solid waste that is not radioactive waste for landfill or incineration, where— (a) the solid waste meets the definition of “waste” in section 75(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, read with section 75A of that Act, and (b) the radioactive waste will be mixed with such solid waste for the purposes of such burial, incineration or recovery, • “ditch” means an open channel which collects and conveys drainage water from surface or subsurface drainage to the wider surface water environment, • “draff” means the residue of grain after fe
- Cwaste
means emission limit values for waste incineration plants set out in Chapter 3, • “Vproc” means waste gas volume resulting from the plant process including the combustion of the authorised fuels normally used in the plant (wastes excluded) determined on the basis of— (a) oxygen contents at which the emissions must be standardised as set out in these regulations, (b) where not provided for within these regulations, the real oxygen content in the waste gas without being thinned by addition of air unnecessary for the process, • “Cproc” means— (a) emission limit values as set out in this Chapter for certain industrial activities, (b) in the absence of the values in (a), emission limit values of plants which comply with these regulations for such plants while burning the normally authorised fuels (wastes excluded), (c) in the absence of the values in (a) or (b), the emission limit values set out in the permit, (d) in the absence of the values in (a), (b) or (c), the real mass concentrations, • “C” means— (a) total emission limit values at an oxygen content as set out in this Chapter for certain industrial activities and certain polluting substances, (b) in the absence of such v
- dealer
means any undertaking which acts in the role of principal to purchase and subsequently sell waste, including such dealers who do not take physical possession of the waste, • “disposal” in relation to waste, means any operation which is not recovery even where the operation has as a secondary consequence the reclamation of substances or energy and includes, but is not limited to, the activities listed in Annex I of the Waste Framework Directive, • “electrical and electronic equipment” means equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly and equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields and designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1,000 volts for alternating current and 1,500 volts for direct current, • “electronic communication” has the same meaning as given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;
- definite closure
means the stage that begins with the service of a closure notice and compliance with paragraph 14(3) and ends with the surrender or revocation of the authorisation and the phrase “definitively closed” is to be construed accordingly, • “eluate” means the solution obtained by a laboratory leaching test, • “granular waste” includes all wastes that are not monolithic, • “isolated settlement” means a settlement— (a) with no more than 500 inhabitants per municipality or settlement and no more than 5 inhabitants per square kilometre, (b) where the distance to the nearest urban agglomeration with at least 250 inhabitants per square kilometre is not less than 50 km or with difficult access by road to those nearest agglomerations, due to harsh meteorological conditions during a significant part of the year, • “inert waste” means waste which— (a) does not undergo any significant physical, chemical or biological transformations, (b) does not dissolve, burn or otherwise physically or chemically react, biodegrade or adversely affect other matter with which it comes into contact in a way likely to give rise to environmental harm, (c) has insignificant total leachability and pol
- designated mineral or mineral product
means— (a) clay, sand and any other naturally occurring mineral other than coal or lignite, (b) metallurgical slag, (c) gypsum which is a by-product of any activity, • “dewatered” in relation to digestate means digestate which— (a) has had liquid removed from it so that it consists of at least 20% dry material, and (b) is capable of being stacked in a free-standing heap without slumping and without liquid draining from the heap, • “disposed of in normal refuse” means disposed of with substantial quantities of solid waste that is not radioactive waste for landfill or incineration, where— (a) the solid waste meets the definition of “waste” in section 75(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, read with section 75A of that Act, and (b) the radioactive waste will be mixed with such solid waste for the purposes of such burial, incineration or recovery, • “ditch” means an open channel which collects and conveys drainage water from surface or subsurface drainage to the wider surface water environment, • “draff” means the residue of grain after fermentation of the grain in a brewing or distilling process, • “draw off pipe” means a pipe used to w
- determinative fuel
means the fuel which, amongst all fuels used in a multi-fuel firing combustion plant using the distillation and conversion residues from the refining of crude oil for own consumption alone or with other fuels, has the highest emission limit value as set out in Part 3 of this schedule, or, in the case of several fuels having the same emission limit value, the fuel having the highest thermal input amongst those fuels, • “diesel engine” means an internal combustion engine which operates according to the diesel cycle and uses compression ignition to burn fuel, • “gas engine” means an internal combustion engine which operates according to the Otto cycle and uses spark ignition or, in the case of dual fuel engines, compression ignition to burn fuel, • “gas turbine” means any rotating machine which converts thermal energy into mechanical work, consisting mainly of a compressor, a thermal device in which fuel is oxidised in order to heat the working fluid, and a turbine, • “indigenous solid fuel” means a naturally occurring solid fuel fired in a combustion plant specifically designed for that fuel and extracted locally, • “multi-fuel firing combustion plant” means any
- diesel engine
means an internal combustion engine which operates according to the diesel cycle and uses compression ignition to burn fuel, • “gas engine” means an internal combustion engine which operates according to the Otto cycle and uses spark ignition or, in the case of dual fuel engines, compression ignition to burn fuel, • “gas turbine” means any rotating machine which converts thermal energy into mechanical work, consisting mainly of a compressor, a thermal device in which fuel is oxidised in order to heat the working fluid, and a turbine, • “indigenous solid fuel” means a naturally occurring solid fuel fired in a combustion plant specifically designed for that fuel and extracted locally, • “multi-fuel firing combustion plant” means any combustion plant which may be fired simultaneously or alternately by two or more types of fuel, • “operating hours” means the time, expressed in hours, during which a combustion plant, in whole or in part, is operating and discharging emissions into the air, excluding start-up and shut-down periods, • “rate of desulphurisation” means the ratio over a given period of time of the quantity of sulphur which is not emitted into air by a combust
- dioxins and furans
means all polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans listed in Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this schedule, • “nominal capacity” means the sum of the incineration capacities of the combustion chambers of which a waste incineration plant or a waste co-incineration plant is composed, as specified by the constructor and confirmed by the authorised person, with due account being taken of the calorific value of the waste, expressed as the quantity of waste incinerated per hour, • “residue” means any liquid or solid waste which is generated by a waste incineration plant or waste co-incineration plant, • “separately collected waste” means waste that has been collected and transported in accordance with section 34(2I) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
- disposed of in normal refuse
means disposed of with substantial quantities of solid waste that is not radioactive waste for landfill or incineration, where— (a) the solid waste meets the definition of “waste” in section 75(2) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, read with section 75A of that Act, and (b) the radioactive waste will be mixed with such solid waste for the purposes of such burial, incineration or recovery, • “ditch” means an open channel which collects and conveys drainage water from surface or subsurface drainage to the wider surface water environment, • “draff” means the residue of grain after fermentation of the grain in a brewing or distilling process, • “draw off pipe” means a pipe used to withdraw oil from a container, • “drum” means an oil drum or similar container used for storing oil, • “electrodeposited source” means an article where radionuclides are electrodeposited onto a metal substrate and which is radioactive material or radioactive waste solely because it contains Ni-63 or Fe-55 the total activity of which does not exceed— (a) 6 × 108 becquerels of Ni-63;
- dissolved
means dissolved under the law of Scotland, England and Wales, or Northern Ireland (whether or not by a process referred to as dissolution), • “wound up” means wound up under the law of Scotland, England and Wales or Northern Ireland.
- distribution system
means a system which consists (wholly or mainly) of low voltage lines and electrical plants and is used for conveying electricity to any premises or to any other distribution system, • “mobile” means designed to move or to be moved whether on roads or other land, • “transmission system” means a system which— (a) consists (wholly or mainly) of high voltage lines and electrical plant, and (b) is used for conveying electricity from a generating station to a substation, from one generating station to another or from one substation to another.
- ditch
means an open channel which collects and conveys drainage water from surface or subsurface drainage to the wider surface water environment, • “draff” means the residue of grain after fermentation of the grain in a brewing or distilling process, • “draw off pipe” means a pipe used to withdraw oil from a container, • “drum” means an oil drum or similar container used for storing oil, • “electrodeposited source” means an article where radionuclides are electrodeposited onto a metal substrate and which is radioactive material or radioactive waste solely because it contains Ni-63 or Fe-55 the total activity of which does not exceed— (a) 6 × 108 becquerels of Ni-63;
- draff
means the residue of grain after fermentation of the grain in a brewing or distilling process, • “draw off pipe” means a pipe used to withdraw oil from a container, • “drum” means an oil drum or similar container used for storing oil, • “electrodeposited source” means an article where radionuclides are electrodeposited onto a metal substrate and which is radioactive material or radioactive waste solely because it contains Ni-63 or Fe-55 the total activity of which does not exceed— (a) 6 × 108 becquerels of Ni-63;
- draw off pipe
means a pipe used to withdraw oil from a container, • “drum” means an oil drum or similar container used for storing oil, • “electrodeposited source” means an article where radionuclides are electrodeposited onto a metal substrate and which is radioactive material or radioactive waste solely because it contains Ni-63 or Fe-55 the total activity of which does not exceed— (a) 6 × 108 becquerels of Ni-63;
- drum
means an oil drum or similar container used for storing oil, • “electrodeposited source” means an article where radionuclides are electrodeposited onto a metal substrate and which is radioactive material or radioactive waste solely because it contains Ni-63 or Fe-55 the total activity of which does not exceed— (a) 6 × 108 becquerels of Ni-63;
- dry cleaning
means any industrial or commercial activity using volatile organic compounds in an installation to clean garments, furnishing and similar consumer goods excluding the manual removal of stains and spots in the textile and clothing industry, • “existing installation” means an installation in operation on 29 March 1999 or which was granted a permit or registered before 1 April 2001 or the authorised person of which submitted a complete application for a permit before 1 April 2001, provided that that installation was put in operation no later than 1 April 2002, • “flexography” means a printing activity using an image carrier of rubber or elastic photopolymers on which the printing areas are above the non-printing areas and using liquid inks which dry through evaporation, • “footwear manufacture” means any activity of producing complete footwear or parts of footwear, • “heatset web offset printing” means a web-fed printing activity using an image carrier in which the printing and non-printing area are in the same plane, where— (a) the non-printing area is treated to attract water and reject ink, (b) the printing area is treated to receive and transmit ink to the surface t
- dry recyclable waste
means separately collected waste that is— (a) glass, (b) metals, (c) plastics, (d) paper, (e) card (including cardboard), and (f) fibre-based composite material, • “dry waste stream” means a quantity of dry recyclable waste of the same type (such as glass), • “fibre-based composite material” means packaging material which is made of paperboard or paper fibres, with a layer of plastic, and which may also have layers of other materials, to form a single unit that cannot be separated by hand, • “Materials Facilities Code” means the Code of Practice on Sampling and Reporting at Materials Facilities, issued by the Scottish Ministers on 24 June 2024 as it may be revised from
- dry waste stream
means a quantity of dry recyclable waste of the same type (such as glass), • “fibre-based composite material” means packaging material which is made of paperboard or paper fibres, with a layer of plastic, and which may also have layers of other materials, to form a single unit that cannot be separated by hand, • “Materials Facilities Code” means the Code of Practice on Sampling and Reporting at Materials Facilities, issued by the Scottish Ministers on 24 June 2024 as it may be revised from time to time, • “separately collected waste” means waste collected and transported in accordance with section 34(2I) of the 1990 Act, • “supplier” means— (a) where dry recyclable waste i
- dual fuel engine
means an internal combustion engine that uses compression ignition and operates according to the Diesel cycle when burning liquid fuels, and according to the Otto cycle when burning gaseous fuels, • “dust” means particles, of any shape, structure or density, dispersed in the gas phase at the sampling point conditions, which may be collected by filtration under specified conditions after representative sampling of the gas to be analysed, and that remain upstream of the filter and on the filter after drying under specified conditions, • “emission” means the discharge of substances from a combustion plant into the air, • “engine” means a gas engine, diesel engine or dual fuel engine, • “existing medium combustion plant” means a medium combustion plant put into operation on or before 20 December 2018, • “gas engine” means an internal combustion engine that operates according to the Otto cycle and uses spark ignition to burn fuel, • “gas oil” means— (a) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel falling within CN codes 2710 19 25, 2710 19 29, 2710 19 47, 2710 19 48, 2710 20 17 or 2710 20 19, or (b) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel of which less than 65% by volume (including l
- dust
means particles, of any shape, structure or density, dispersed in the gas phase at the sampling point conditions, which may be collected by filtration under specified conditions after representative sampling of the gas to be analysed, and that remain upstream of the filter and on the filter after drying under specified conditions, • “emission” means the discharge of substances from a combustion plant into the air, • “engine” means a gas engine, diesel engine or dual fuel engine, • “existing medium combustion plant” means a medium combustion plant put into operation on or before 20 December 2018, • “gas engine” means an internal combustion engine that operates according to the Otto cycle and uses spark ignition to burn fuel, • “gas oil” means— (a) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel falling within CN codes 2710 19 25, 2710 19 29, 2710 19 47, 2710 19 48, 2710 20 17 or 2710 20 19, or (b) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at 250°C and of which at least 85% by volume (including losses) distils at 350°C by the ASTM D86 method, • “gas turbine” means any rotating machine which converts thermal energy into mechanical work, con
- economically justifiable demand
means a demand that does not exceed the needs for heating or cooling and which would otherwise be satisfied at market conditions by energy generation processes other than cogeneration, • “electricity from cogeneration” means electricity generated in a process linked to the production of useful heat and calculated in accordance with the methodology in this schedule, • “energy” means all forms of energy products, combustible fuels, heat, renewable energy, electricity, or any other form of energy, • “energy savings” means an amount of saved energy determined by measuring and/or estimating consumption before and after implementation of an energy efficiency improvement measure, whilst ensuring normalisation for external conditions that affect energy consumption, • “micro-cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with a maximum capacity below 50 kWe, • “overall efficiency” means the annual sum of electricity and mechanical energy production and useful heat output divided by the fuel input used for heat produced in a cogeneration process and gross electricity and mechanical energy production, • “power to heat ratio” means the ratio of electricity from
- electrical and electronic equipment
means equipment which is dependent on electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to work properly and equipment for the generation, transfer and measurement of such currents and fields and designed for use with a voltage rating not exceeding 1,000 volts for alternating current and 1,500 volts for direct current, • “electronic communication” has the same meaning as given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;
- electricity from cogeneration
means electricity generated in a process linked to the production of useful heat and calculated in accordance with the methodology in this schedule, • “energy” means all forms of energy products, combustible fuels, heat, renewable energy, electricity, or any other form of energy, • “energy savings” means an amount of saved energy determined by measuring and/or estimating consumption before and after implementation of an energy efficiency improvement measure, whilst ensuring normalisation for external conditions that affect energy consumption, • “micro-cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with a maximum capacity below 50 kWe, • “overall efficiency” means the annual sum of electricity and mechanical energy production and useful heat output divided by the fuel input used for heat produced in a cogeneration process and gross electricity and mechanical energy production, • “power to heat ratio” means the ratio of electricity from cogeneration to useful heat when operating in full cogeneration mode using operational data of the specific unit, • “refurbishment” does not include the fitting of equipment to capture carbon dioxide produced by a combust
- electrodeposited source
means an article where radionuclides are electrodeposited onto a metal substrate and which is radioactive material or radioactive waste solely because it contains Ni-63 or Fe-55 the total activity of which does not exceed— (a) 6 × 108 becquerels of Ni-63;
- electronic communication
has the same meaning as given in section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000;
- eluate
means the solution obtained by a laboratory leaching test, • “granular waste” includes all wastes that are not monolithic, • “isolated settlement” means a settlement— (a) with no more than 500 inhabitants per municipality or settlement and no more than 5 inhabitants per square kilometre, (b) where the distance to the nearest urban agglomeration with at least 250 inhabitants per square kilometre is not less than 50 km or with difficult access by road to those nearest agglomerations, due to harsh meteorological conditions during a significant part of the year, • “inert waste” means waste which— (a) does not undergo any significant physical, chemical or biological transformations, (b) does not dissolve, burn or otherwise physically or chemically react, biodegrade or adversely affect other matter with which it comes into contact in a way likely to give rise to environmental harm, (c) has insignificant total leachability and pollutant content, and the ecotoxicity of its leachate is insignificant, and, in particular, does not endanger the quality of any surface water or groundwater, • “L/S = 10 1/kg” means a liquid to solid ratio of 10 litres to one kilogram, • “landfill gas” me
- EM
means measured emission concentration, • “OS” means standard oxygen concentration, • “OM” means measured oxygen concentration.
- emergency
has the same meaning as it does in section 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
- emerging techniques
means a novel technique for an industrial activity that, if commercially developed, could provide either— (a) a higher general level of protection of the environment, or (b) at least the same level of protection of the environment and higher cost savings, than existing best available techniques, • “emission levels associated with BATs” means the range of emissions levels obtained under normal operating conditions using a BAT or a combination of BATs, as described in BAT conclusions, expressed as an average over a given period of time, under specified reference conditions, • “environmental inspection” means all actions taken by or on behalf of SEPA to check and promote c
- emission
means the direct or indirect release of substances, vibrations, heat or noise from individual or diffuse sources in the installation or plant into air, water or land, • “emission limit value” means the mass, expressed in terms of certain specific parameters, concentration and/or level of an emission, which may not be exceeded during one or more periods of time, • “enforcing officer” means a person authorised under section 108 of the Environment Act 1995 and includes a person designated under paragraph 2 of schedule 18 of that Act;
- emission levels associated with BATs
means the range of emissions levels obtained under normal operating conditions using a BAT or a combination of BATs, as described in BAT conclusions, expressed as an average over a given period of time, under specified reference conditions, • “environmental inspection” means all actions taken by or on behalf of SEPA to check and promote compliance of installations with permit conditions and, where necessary, to monitor the environmental impact of activities carried out under a permit, including as required— (a) site visits, (b) monitoring of emissions and checks of internal reports and follow-up documents, (c) verification of self-monitoring, (d) checki
- emission limit value
means the mass, expressed in terms of certain specific parameters, concentration and/or level of an emission, which may not be exceeded during one or more periods of time, • “enforcing officer” means a person authorised under section 108 of the Environment Act 1995 and includes a person designated under paragraph 2 of schedule 18 of that Act;
- energy
means all forms of energy products, combustible fuels, heat, renewable energy, electricity, or any other form of energy, • “energy savings” means an amount of saved energy determined by measuring and/or estimating consumption before and after implementation of an energy efficiency improvement measure, whilst ensuring normalisation for external conditions that affect energy consumption, • “micro-cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with a maximum capacity below 50 kWe, • “overall efficiency” means the annual sum of electricity and mechanical energy production and useful heat output divided by the fuel input used for heat produced in a cogeneration process and gross electricity and mechanical energy production, • “power to heat ratio” means the ratio of electricity from cogeneration to useful heat when operating in full cogeneration mode using operational data of the specific unit, • “refurbishment” does not include the fitting of equipment to capture carbon dioxide produced by a combustion installation for the purposes of geological storage, • “small-scale cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with installed capacity below 1 MW, • “unit” means any boilers, fu
- energy savings
means an amount of saved energy determined by measuring and/or estimating consumption before and after implementation of an energy efficiency improvement measure, whilst ensuring normalisation for external conditions that affect energy consumption, • “micro-cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with a maximum capacity below 50 kWe, • “overall efficiency” means the annual sum of electricity and mechanical energy production and useful heat output divided by the fuel input used for heat produced in a cogeneration process and gross electricity and mechanical energy production, • “power to heat ratio” means the ratio of electricity from cogeneration to useful heat when operating in full cogeneration mode using operational data of the specific unit, • “refurbishment” does not include the fitting of equipment to capture carbon dioxide produced by a combustion installation for the purposes of geological storage, • “small-scale cogeneration unit” means a cogeneration unit with installed capacity below 1 MW, • “unit” means any boilers, furnaces, turbines or compression ignition engines forming part of an installation which added together have a rated thermal input of
- enforcing officer
means a person authorised under section 108 of the Environment Act 1995 and includes a person designated under paragraph 2 of schedule 18 of that Act;
- engine
means a gas engine, diesel engine or dual fuel engine, • “existing medium combustion plant” means a medium combustion plant put into operation on or before 20 December 2018, • “gas engine” means an internal combustion engine that operates according to the Otto cycle and uses spark ignition to burn fuel, • “gas oil” means— (a) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel falling within CN codes 2710 19 25, 2710 19 29, 2710 19 47, 2710 19 48, 2710 20 17 or 2710 20 19, or (b) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at 250°C and of which at least 85% by volume (including losses) distils at 350°C by the ASTM D86 method, • “gas turbine” means any rotating machine which converts thermal energy into mechanical work, consisting mainly of a compressor, a thermal device in which fuel is oxidised in order to heat the working fluid, and a turbine, • “heavy fuel oil” means— (a) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel falling within CN codes 2710 19 51 to 2710 19 68, 2710 20 31, 2710 20 35, or 2710 20 39, (b) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, other than gas oil, which, by reason of its distillation limits, falls within the category of heavy oils inte
- enhanced treated sewage sludge
has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of schedule 18 of these Regulations, • “farm” means land occupied as a unit for agricultural purposes, • “farmyard manure” means a mixture of bedding material and animal excreta in solid form arising from the housing of livestock (excepting such arising from the keeping of birds for the production of food), • “fertiliser” means any substance containing nutrients which is utilised on land to enhance plant growth, but excludes forestry brash, • “fill pipe” means a pipe used to deliver oil into a container, • “fixed tank” includes an intermediate bulk container which is connected to fixed pipework, • “forage crop” means any crop grown as food for livestock or for use in energy production, • “forest” means land of an area of more than 0.5 hectares— (a) with a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, (b) which is planted with trees, which trees collectively have the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, or (c) which meets all of the following criteria— (a) it was used in the last 5 years as land described in paragraph (a), (b) it is to remain fallow of trees for a maximum of 4 consecutive
- ensiling
means treatment by the application of acid or alkaline solutions for the purpose of rendering the material free from infectious disease and/or preventing the formation of offensive odours, • “food” includes drink, articles and substances of no nutritional value which are used for human consumption, and articles and substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food, • “green offal” means the stomach and intestines of any animal, other than poultry or fish, and their contents, • “organic solvent” means any volatile organic compound which is used alone or in combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemical change, to dissolve raw materials, products or waste materials as a— (a) cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants, (b) dissolver, (c) dispersion medium, (d) viscosity adjuster, (e) surface tension adjuster, (f) plasticiser, (g) preservative, • “varnish” means a transparent coating material, • “tar” and “bitumen” include pitch.
- environmental inspection
means all actions taken by or on behalf of SEPA to check and promote compliance of installations with permit conditions and, where necessary, to monitor the environmental impact of activities carried out under a permit, including as required— (a) site visits, (b) monitoring of emissions and checks of internal reports and follow-up documents, (c) verification of self-monitoring, (d) checking the techniques used, (e) checking the adequacy of environmental management of the installation, • “environmental quality standard” means the set of requirements which must be complied with at any given time, in respect of a particular environment as set out in domestic law, • “I
- environmental quality standard
means the set of requirements which must be complied with at any given time, in respect of a particular environment as set out in domestic law, • “Industrial Emissions Directive” means Directive 2010/75 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast), • “installation” means a stationary technical unit where one or more schedule 20 activities or organic solvents emissions activities are carried out and any other directly associated activities on the same site, and references to an installation include references to part of an installation, • “organic compound” mean
- equivalent level of protection
means achieving the equivalent percent reduction in concentration of each relevant pollutant when using the downstream wastewater treatment plant, whilst ignoring any dilution from other wastewater streams, that would be achieved through applying the emission limits associated with best available techniques at the point of discharge from the installation, • “less strict emission limit value” means a value that is higher than the value that would otherwise be set if based on best available techniques.
- ES
means calculated emission concentration at the standard percentage oxygen concentration, • “EM” means measured emission concentration, • “OS” means standard oxygen concentration, • “OM” means measured oxygen concentration.
- exempt activity
means—
- Exemption Order
means the Radioactive Substances Exemption (Scotland) Order 2011;
- existing installation
means an installation in operation on 29 March 1999 or which was granted a permit or registered before 1 April 2001 or the authorised person of which submitted a complete application for a permit before 1 April 2001, provided that that installation was put in operation no later than 1 April 2002, • “flexography” means a printing activity using an image carrier of rubber or elastic photopolymers on which the printing areas are above the non-printing areas and using liquid inks which dry through evaporation, • “footwear manufacture” means any activity of producing complete footwear or parts of footwear, • “heatset web offset printing” means a web-fed printing activity using an image carrier in which the printing and non-printing area are in the same plane, where— (a) the non-printing area is treated to attract water and reject ink, (b) the printing area is treated to receive and transmit ink to the surface to be printed, and (c) evaporation takes place in the oven where hot air is used to heat the printed material, • “ink” means a mixture, including all the organic solvents or mixtures containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is
- existing licence
means— (a) a registration made under section 7 or 10 of the 1993 Act;
- existing medium combustion plant
means a medium combustion plant put into operation on or before 20 December 2018, • “gas engine” means an internal combustion engine that operates according to the Otto cycle and uses spark ignition to burn fuel, • “gas oil” means— (a) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel falling within CN codes 2710 19 25, 2710 19 29, 2710 19 47, 2710 19 48, 2710 20 17 or 2710 20 19, or (b) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at 250°C and of which at least 85% by volume (including losses) distils at 350°C by the ASTM D86 method, • “gas turbine” means any rotating machine which converts thermal energy into mechanical work, consisting mainly of a compressor, a thermal device in which fuel is oxidised in order to heat the working fluid, and a turbine, • “heavy fuel oil” means— (a) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel falling within CN codes 2710 19 51 to 2710 19 68, 2710 20 31, 2710 20 35, or 2710 20 39, (b) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, other than gas oil, which, by reason of its distillation limits, falls within the category of heavy oils intended for use as fuel and of which less than 65% by volume (includi
- existing service station
means a service station— (a) which was put into operation, or (b) for which planning permission under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 was granted, before 31 December 2011, • “existing terminal” means a terminal— (a) which was put into operation, or (b) for which planning permission was granted before 31 December 1995, • “gantry” means any structure at a terminal at which petrol can be loaded on to a single road tanker at any one time, • “inland waterway vessel” means a vessel intended solely or mainly for navigation on inland waterways but not including passenger vessels, ferries, floating equipment and installations, pleasure craft, service craft and fire-service vessels, • “intermediate storage of vapours” refers to the intermediate storage of vapours in a fixed roof tank at a terminal for later transfer to and recovery at another terminal, but does not include the transfer of vapours from one storage installation to another at a terminal, • “loading installation” means any facility at a terminal at which petrol can be loaded on mobile containers and loading installations for road tankers comprise one or more gantries, • “new service s
- existing terminal
means a terminal— (a) which was put into operation, or (b) for which planning permission was granted before 31 December 1995, • “gantry” means any structure at a terminal at which petrol can be loaded on to a single road tanker at any one time, • “inland waterway vessel” means a vessel intended solely or mainly for navigation on inland waterways but not including passenger vessels, ferries, floating equipment and installations, pleasure craft, service craft and fire-service vessels, • “intermediate storage of vapours” refers to the intermediate storage of vapours in a fixed roof tank at a terminal for later transfer to and recovery at another terminal, but does not include the transfer of vapours from one storage installation to another at a terminal, • “loading installation” means any facility at a terminal at which petrol can be loaded on mobile containers and loading installations for road tankers comprise one or more gantries, • “new service station” means a service station which is put into operation on or after 1 January 2012, and— (a) includes an existing service station where a major refurbishment is completed on or after that date (and for that purpose
- existing waste incineration plant
means one of the following waste incineration plants—
- farmyard manure
means a mixture of bedding material and animal excreta in solid form arising from the housing of livestock (excepting such arising from the keeping of birds for the production of food), • “fertiliser” means any substance containing nutrients which is utilised on land to enhance plant growth, but excludes forestry brash, • “fill pipe” means a pipe used to deliver oil into a container, • “fixed tank” includes an intermediate bulk container which is connected to fixed pipework, • “forage crop” means any crop grown as food for livestock or for use in energy production, • “forest” means land of an area of more than 0.5 hectares— (a) with a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, (b) which is planted with trees, which trees collectively have the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, or (c) which meets all of the following criteria— (a) it was used in the last 5 years as land described in paragraph (a), (b) it is to remain fallow of trees for a maximum of 4 consecutive years, and (c) when replanted with trees it will be replanted as land described in paragraph (b), • “forestry operations” means operations carried out on land with a tree cano
- ferrous alloy
means an alloy of which iron is the largest constituent, or equal to the largest constituent, by weight, whether or not that alloy also has a non-ferrous metal content greater than that specified in any other metals activity, • “non-ferrous metal alloy” and cognate expressions mean an alloy which is not a ferrous alloy.
- fertiliser
means any substance containing nutrients which is utilised on land to enhance plant growth, but excludes forestry brash, • “fill pipe” means a pipe used to deliver oil into a container, • “fixed tank” includes an intermediate bulk container which is connected to fixed pipework, • “forage crop” means any crop grown as food for livestock or for use in energy production, • “forest” means land of an area of more than 0.5 hectares— (a) with a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, (b) which is planted with trees, which trees collectively have the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, or (c) which meets all of the following criteria— (a) it was used in the last 5 years as land described in paragraph (a), (b) it is to remain fallow of trees for a maximum of 4 consecutive years, and (c) when replanted with trees it will be replanted as land described in paragraph (b), • “forestry operations” means operations carried out on land with a tree canopy cover of more than 10% over an area of more than 0.5 hectares, • “fruit” includes top fruit including apples and pears, stone fruit including plums and cherries, soft fruit including currants and berries
- fibre-based composite material
means packaging material which is made of paperboard or paper fibres, with a layer of plastic, and which may also have layers of other materials, to form a single unit that cannot be separated by hand, • “Materials Facilities Code” means the Code of Practice on Sampling and Reporting at Materials Facilities, issued by the Scottish Ministers on 24 June 2024 as it may be revised from time to time, • “separately collected waste” means waste collected and transported in accordance with section 34(2I) of the 1990 Act, • “supplier” means— (a) where dry recyclable waste is collected pursuant to arrangements made under section 45(1)(a) or (b) of the 1990 Act by a was
- fill pipe
means a pipe used to deliver oil into a container, • “fixed tank” includes an intermediate bulk container which is connected to fixed pipework, • “forage crop” means any crop grown as food for livestock or for use in energy production, • “forest” means land of an area of more than 0.5 hectares— (a) with a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, (b) which is planted with trees, which trees collectively have the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, or (c) which meets all of the following criteria— (a) it was used in the last 5 years as land described in paragraph (a), (b) it is to remain fallow of trees for a maximum of 4 consecutive years, and (c) when replanted with trees it will be replanted as land described in paragraph (b), • “forestry operations” means operations carried out on land with a tree canopy cover of more than 10% over an area of more than 0.5 hectares, • “fruit” includes top fruit including apples and pears, stone fruit including plums and cherries, soft fruit including currants and berries, vines, hops and nuts, • “gaseous tritium light device” means a sealed source (or such a source which has become broken) which incorpor
- first permit
means a permit under either the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 or the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000.
- fish farm
has the meaning given by section 166 of the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010, • “fit and proper person” means a person SEPA considers to be a fit and proper person having regard to guidance published under regulation 66(1)(e), • “fuel” means any solid, liquid, or gaseous combustible material, • “general binding rules” has the meaning given in regulation 10;
- fit and proper person
means a person SEPA considers to be a fit and proper person having regard to guidance published under regulation 66(1)(e), • “fuel” means any solid, liquid, or gaseous combustible material, • “general binding rules” has the meaning given in regulation 10;
- fixed tank
includes an intermediate bulk container which is connected to fixed pipework, • “forage crop” means any crop grown as food for livestock or for use in energy production, • “forest” means land of an area of more than 0.5 hectares— (a) with a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, (b) which is planted with trees, which trees collectively have the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, or (c) which meets all of the following criteria— (a) it was used in the last 5 years as land described in paragraph (a), (b) it is to remain fallow of trees for a maximum of 4 consecutive years, and (c) when replanted with trees it will be replanted as land described in paragraph (b), • “forestry operations” means operations carried out on land with a tree canopy cover of more than 10% over an area of more than 0.5 hectares, • “fruit” includes top fruit including apples and pears, stone fruit including plums and cherries, soft fruit including currants and berries, vines, hops and nuts, • “gaseous tritium light device” means a sealed source (or such a source which has become broken) which incorporates tritium in a device which is an illuminant, instrument, sign
- flexography
means a printing activity using an image carrier of rubber or elastic photopolymers on which the printing areas are above the non-printing areas and using liquid inks which dry through evaporation, • “footwear manufacture” means any activity of producing complete footwear or parts of footwear, • “heatset web offset printing” means a web-fed printing activity using an image carrier in which the printing and non-printing area are in the same plane, where— (a) the non-printing area is treated to attract water and reject ink, (b) the printing area is treated to receive and transmit ink to the surface to be printed, and (c) evaporation takes place in the oven where hot air is used to heat the printed material, • “ink” means a mixture, including all the organic solvents or mixtures containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is used in a printing activity to impress text or images on to a surface, • “input” means the quantity of organic solvents and their quantity in mixtures used when carrying out an activity, including the solvents recycled inside and outside the installation, and which are counted every time they are used to carry out the acti
- food
includes drink, articles and substances of no nutritional value which are used for human consumption, and articles and substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food, • “green offal” means the stomach and intestines of any animal, other than poultry or fish, and their contents, • “organic solvent” means any volatile organic compound which is used alone or in combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemical change, to dissolve raw materials, products or waste materials as a— (a) cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants, (b) dissolver, (c) dispersion medium, (d) viscosity adjuster, (e) surface tension adjuster, (f) plasticiser, (g) preservative, • “varnish” means a transparent coating material, • “tar” and “bitumen” include pitch.
- footwear manufacture
means any activity of producing complete footwear or parts of footwear, • “heatset web offset printing” means a web-fed printing activity using an image carrier in which the printing and non-printing area are in the same plane, where— (a) the non-printing area is treated to attract water and reject ink, (b) the printing area is treated to receive and transmit ink to the surface to be printed, and (c) evaporation takes place in the oven where hot air is used to heat the printed material, • “ink” means a mixture, including all the organic solvents or mixtures containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is used in a printing activity to impress text or images on to a surface, • “input” means the quantity of organic solvents and their quantity in mixtures used when carrying out an activity, including the solvents recycled inside and outside the installation, and which are counted every time they are used to carry out the activity, • “laminating associated to a printing activity” means the adhering together of 2 or more flexible materials to produce laminates, • “manufacturing of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives” means th
- forage crop
means any crop grown as food for livestock or for use in energy production, • “forest” means land of an area of more than 0.5 hectares— (a) with a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, (b) which is planted with trees, which trees collectively have the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, or (c) which meets all of the following criteria— (a) it was used in the last 5 years as land described in paragraph (a), (b) it is to remain fallow of trees for a maximum of 4 consecutive years, and (c) when replanted with trees it will be replanted as land described in paragraph (b), • “forestry operations” means operations carried out on land with a tree canopy cover of more than 10% over an area of more than 0.5 hectares, • “fruit” includes top fruit including apples and pears, stone fruit including plums and cherries, soft fruit including currants and berries, vines, hops and nuts, • “gaseous tritium light device” means a sealed source (or such a source which has become broken) which incorporates tritium in a device which is an illuminant, instrument, sign or indicator;
- forest
means land of an area of more than 0.5 hectares— (a) with a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, (b) which is planted with trees, which trees collectively have the capacity to provide a tree canopy cover of more than 20 percent, or (c) which meets all of the following criteria— (a) it was used in the last 5 years as land described in paragraph (a), (b) it is to remain fallow of trees for a maximum of 4 consecutive years, and (c) when replanted with trees it will be replanted as land described in paragraph (b), • “forestry operations” means operations carried out on land with a tree canopy cover of more than 10% over an area of more than 0.5 hectares, • “fruit” includes top fruit including apples and pears, stone fruit including plums and cherries, soft fruit including currants and berries, vines, hops and nuts, • “gaseous tritium light device” means a sealed source (or such a source which has become broken) which incorporates tritium in a device which is an illuminant, instrument, sign or indicator;
- forestry operations
means operations carried out on land with a tree canopy cover of more than 10% over an area of more than 0.5 hectares, • “fruit” includes top fruit including apples and pears, stone fruit including plums and cherries, soft fruit including currants and berries, vines, hops and nuts, • “gaseous tritium light device” means a sealed source (or such a source which has become broken) which incorporates tritium in a device which is an illuminant, instrument, sign or indicator;
- fruit
includes top fruit including apples and pears, stone fruit including plums and cherries, soft fruit including currants and berries, vines, hops and nuts, • “gaseous tritium light device” means a sealed source (or such a source which has become broken) which incorporates tritium in a device which is an illuminant, instrument, sign or indicator;
- fuel
means any solid, liquid, or gaseous combustible material, • “general binding rules” has the meaning given in regulation 10;
- fugitive emissions
means any emissions not in waste gases of volatile organic compounds into air, soil and water as well as solvents contained in any products, unless excluded by sub-paragraph (3).
- fume cupboard
means a ventilated enclosure complying with the requirements specified in British Standard BS EN 14175-2:2003 on Fume Cupboards.
- gantry
means any structure at a terminal at which petrol can be loaded on to a single road tanker at any one time, • “inland waterway vessel” means a vessel intended solely or mainly for navigation on inland waterways but not including passenger vessels, ferries, floating equipment and installations, pleasure craft, service craft and fire-service vessels, • “intermediate storage of vapours” refers to the intermediate storage of vapours in a fixed roof tank at a terminal for later transfer to and recovery at another terminal, but does not include the transfer of vapours from one storage installation to another at a terminal, • “loading installation” means any facility at a terminal at which petrol can be loaded on mobile containers and loading installations for road tankers comprise one or more gantries, • “new service station” means a service station which is put into operation on or after 1 January 2012, and— (a) includes an existing service station where a major refurbishment is completed on or after that date (and for that purpose a major refurbishment means a significant alteration or renewal of the station infrastructure, in particular the tanks and pipes), (b) excludes any
- gas engine
means an internal combustion engine which operates according to the Otto cycle and uses spark ignition or, in the case of dual fuel engines, compression ignition to burn fuel, • “gas turbine” means any rotating machine which converts thermal energy into mechanical work, consisting mainly of a compressor, a thermal device in which fuel is oxidised in order to heat the working fluid, and a turbine, • “indigenous solid fuel” means a naturally occurring solid fuel fired in a combustion plant specifically designed for that fuel and extracted locally, • “multi-fuel firing combustion plant” means any combustion plant which may be fired simultaneously or alternately by two or more types of fuel, • “operating hours” means the time, expressed in hours, during which a combustion plant, in whole or in part, is operating and discharging emissions into the air, excluding start-up and shut-down periods, • “rate of desulphurisation” means the ratio over a given period of time of the quantity of sulphur which is not emitted into air by a combustion plant to the quantity of sulphur contained in the solid fuel which is introduced into the combustion plant facilities and which is used in
- gas oil
includes the fuels in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), but not those fuels in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d)—
- gas turbine
means any rotating machine which converts thermal energy into mechanical work, consisting mainly of a compressor, a thermal device in which fuel is oxidised in order to heat the working fluid, and a turbine, • “indigenous solid fuel” means a naturally occurring solid fuel fired in a combustion plant specifically designed for that fuel and extracted locally, • “multi-fuel firing combustion plant” means any combustion plant which may be fired simultaneously or alternately by two or more types of fuel, • “operating hours” means the time, expressed in hours, during which a combustion plant, in whole or in part, is operating and discharging emissions into the air, excluding start-up and shut-down periods, • “rate of desulphurisation” means the ratio over a given period of time of the quantity of sulphur which is not emitted into air by a combustion plant to the quantity of sulphur contained in the solid fuel which is introduced into the combustion plant facilities and which is used in the plant over the same period of time, • “stack” means a structure containing one or more flues providing a passage for waste gases in order to discharge them into the air.
- gaseous tritium light device
means a sealed source (or such a source which has become broken) which incorporates tritium in a device which is an illuminant, instrument, sign or indicator;
- general binding rules
has the meaning given in regulation 10;
- granted
includes joining in granting;
- grantor
means a person mentioned in paragraph 5;
- granular waste
includes all wastes that are not monolithic, • “isolated settlement” means a settlement— (a) with no more than 500 inhabitants per municipality or settlement and no more than 5 inhabitants per square kilometre, (b) where the distance to the nearest urban agglomeration with at least 250 inhabitants per square kilometre is not less than 50 km or with difficult access by road to those nearest agglomerations, due to harsh meteorological conditions during a significant part of the year, • “inert waste” means waste which— (a) does not undergo any significant physical, chemical or biological transformations, (b) does not dissolve, burn or otherwise physically or chemically react, biodegrade or adversely affect other matter with which it comes into contact in a way likely to give rise to environmental harm, (c) has insignificant total leachability and pollutant content, and the ecotoxicity of its leachate is insignificant, and, in particular, does not endanger the quality of any surface water or groundwater, • “L/S = 10 1/kg” means a liquid to solid ratio of 10 litres to one kilogram, • “landfill gas” means all the gases generated from the landfilled waste, • “liquid waste
- grassland
means land on which the vegetation consists predominantly of grass species.
- green offal
means the stomach and intestines of any animal, other than poultry or fish, and their contents, • “organic solvent” means any volatile organic compound which is used alone or in combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemical change, to dissolve raw materials, products or waste materials as a— (a) cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants, (b) dissolver, (c) dispersion medium, (d) viscosity adjuster, (e) surface tension adjuster, (f) plasticiser, (g) preservative, • “varnish” means a transparent coating material, • “tar” and “bitumen” include pitch.
- groundwater
means water which is below the surface of the ground in the saturation zone and in direct contact with the ground or subsoil, • “groundwater hazardous substances” means substances which have been identified by SEPA in accordance with regulation 24A of the 2013 Regulations, • “harm to the Scottish marine area” means— (a) harm to the health of human beings or other living organisms, (b) harm to the quality of the Scottish marine area, including— (a) harm to the quality of the Scottish marine area taken as a whole, (b) other impairment of, or interference with, the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on aquatic ecosystems, (c) offence to the senses of human beings, (d) damage to property, or (e) impairment of, or interference with, amenities or other legitimate uses of the Scottish marine area, • “harm to the water environment” means— (a) harm to the health of human beings or other living organisms, (b) harm to the quality of the water environment, including— (a) harm to the quality of the water environment taken as a whole, (b) other impairment of, or interference with, the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems di
- groundwater hazardous substances
means substances which have been identified by SEPA in accordance with regulation 24A of the 2013 Regulations, • “harm to the Scottish marine area” means— (a) harm to the health of human beings or other living organisms, (b) harm to the quality of the Scottish marine area, including— (a) harm to the quality of the Scottish marine area taken as a whole, (b) other impairment of, or interference with, the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on aquatic ecosystems, (c) offence to the senses of human beings, (d) damage to property, or (e) impairment of, or interference with, amenities or other legitimate uses of the Scottish marine area, • “harm to the water environment” means— (a) harm to the health of human beings or other living organisms, (b) harm to the quality of the water environment, including— (a) harm to the quality of the water environment taken as a whole, (b) other impairment of, or interference with, the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on aquatic ecosystems, (c) offence to the senses of human beings, (d) damage to property, or (e) impairment of, or interferen
- harm to the Scottish marine area
means— (a) harm to the health of human beings or other living organisms, (b) harm to the quality of the Scottish marine area, including— (a) harm to the quality of the Scottish marine area taken as a whole, (b) other impairment of, or interference with, the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on aquatic ecosystems, (c) offence to the senses of human beings, (d) damage to property, or (e) impairment of, or interference with, amenities or other legitimate uses of the Scottish marine area, • “harm to the water environment” means— (a) harm to the health of human beings or other living organisms, (b) harm to the quality of the water environment, including— (a) harm to the quality of the water environment taken as a whole, (b) other impairment of, or interference with, the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on aquatic ecosystems, (c) offence to the senses of human beings, (d) damage to property, or (e) impairment of, or interference with, amenities or other legitimate uses of the water environment, • “hazardous substance” means a hazardous substance or mixture as defined in A
- harm to the water environment
means— (a) harm to the health of human beings or other living organisms, (b) harm to the quality of the water environment, including— (a) harm to the quality of the water environment taken as a whole, (b) other impairment of, or interference with, the quality of aquatic ecosystems or terrestrial ecosystems directly depending on aquatic ecosystems, (c) offence to the senses of human beings, (d) damage to property, or (e) impairment of, or interference with, amenities or other legitimate uses of the water environment, • “hazardous substance” means a hazardous substance or mixture as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, • “hazardous waste” means waste that is— (a) listed as hazardous in the 2000 Commission Decision, (b) determined to be hazardous pursuant to regulation 2ZA of the Special Waste Regulations 1996, or (c) a specific batch of waste which is determined to be hazardous waste pursuant to regulation 2ZB of the Special Waste Regulations 1996, • “ISO” means International Organization for Standardi
- hazard statement solvent substance
means a substance or mixture which is classified as a carcinogen, mutagen or as toxic to reproduction under Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending an repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, where the contents include—
- hazardous materials and components
means any material or components containing a hazardous substance, • “hazardous substance” means any hazardous substance which fulfils the criteria for any of the following hazard classes or categories set out in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures— (a) hazard classes 2.1 to 2.4, 2.6 and 2.7, 2.8 types A and B, 2.9, 2.10, 2.12, 2.13 categories 1 and 2, 2.14 categories 1 and 2, 2.15 types A to F, (b) hazard classes 3.1 to 3.6, 3.7 adverse effects on sexual function and fertility or on development, 3.8 effects other than narcotic effects, 3.9 and 3.10, (c) hazard class 4.1, (d) hazard class 5.1, • “shredder” means any device used for tearing into pieces or fragmenting waste vehicles, including for the purpose of obtaining directly reusable metal scrap, • “storage” includes keeping and temporary storage, • “treatment” means any activity after the waste vehicle has been handed over to a facility for depollution, dismantling, shearing, shredding, recovery or preparation for disposal of the shredder wastes, and ot
- hazardous substance
means a hazardous substance or mixture as defined in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, • “hazardous waste” means waste that is— (a) listed as hazardous in the 2000 Commission Decision, (b) determined to be hazardous pursuant to regulation 2ZA of the Special Waste Regulations 1996, or (c) a specific batch of waste which is determined to be hazardous waste pursuant to regulation 2ZB of the Special Waste Regulations 1996, • “ISO” means International Organization for Standardization (ISO), • “impounding works” means in relation to surface water— (a) any dam, weir or other works by which water may be impounded, (b) any works diverting the flow of water in connection with the construction or alteration of any dam, weir or other works falling within sub-paragraph (a), • “incineration” means the thermal treatment of waste with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated, • “industrial emissions activity” has the meaning given in regulation 4 and schedule 19, • “inland water” has the same meaning given in section 3(6)
- hazardous waste
means waste that is— (a) listed as hazardous in the 2000 Commission Decision, (b) determined to be hazardous pursuant to regulation 2ZA of the Special Waste Regulations 1996, or (c) a specific batch of waste which is determined to be hazardous waste pursuant to regulation 2ZB of the Special Waste Regulations 1996, • “ISO” means International Organization for Standardization (ISO), • “impounding works” means in relation to surface water— (a) any dam, weir or other works by which water may be impounded, (b) any works diverting the flow of water in connection with the construction or alteration of any dam, weir or other works falling within sub-paragraph (a), • “incineration” means the thermal treatment of waste with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated, • “industrial emissions activity” has the meaning given in regulation 4 and schedule 19, • “inland water” has the same meaning given in section 3(6) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003;
- heatset web offset printing
means a web-fed printing activity using an image carrier in which the printing and non-printing area are in the same plane, where— (a) the non-printing area is treated to attract water and reject ink, (b) the printing area is treated to receive and transmit ink to the surface to be printed, and (c) evaporation takes place in the oven where hot air is used to heat the printed material, • “ink” means a mixture, including all the organic solvents or mixtures containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is used in a printing activity to impress text or images on to a surface, • “input” means the quantity of organic solvents and their quantity in mixtures used when carrying out an activity, including the solvents recycled inside and outside the installation, and which are counted every time they are used to carry out the activity, • “laminating associated to a printing activity” means the adhering together of 2 or more flexible materials to produce laminates, • “manufacturing of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives” means the manufacture of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives as final products and where carr
- heavy fuel oil
means— (a) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel falling within CN codes 2710 19 51 to 2710 19 68, 2710 20 31, 2710 20 35, or 2710 20 39, (b) any petroleum-derived liquid fuel, other than gas oil, which, by reason of its distillation limits, falls within the category of heavy oils intended for use as fuel and of which less than 65% by volume (including losses) distils at 250°C by the ASTM D86 method, or (c) any petroleum product for which distillation cannot be determined by the ASTM D86 method, • “micro-isolated system” (MIS) means any electricity system with consumption less than 500 GWh in the year 1996 where there is no connection with other systems, • “natural gas” means naturally occurring methane with no more than 20% (by volume) of inerts and other constituents, • “new medium combustion plant” means a medium combustion plant other than an existing medium combustion plant, • “nitrogen oxides” (NOx) means nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide, expressed as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), • “operating hours” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of schedule 21 of these Regulations, • “refinery fuel” means solid, liquid or gaseous combustible material from the distillation and
- high efficiency cogeneration
means cogeneration meeting the criteria in sub-paragraph (a) whilst using one of the cogeneration technologies in sub-paragraph (b)—
- high-activity sealed source
means a sealed source where the activity of the contained radionuclide is equal to or exceeds the relevant activity value laid down in Table 4, • “nuclear site” means— (a) any site in respect of which a nuclear site licence is for the time being in force;
- horticulture
includes mushrooms, nursery stock and bulbs for export, seed potatoes including those for export, basic seed production and crops grown in soil based glasshouse or polythene tunnel production including tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers, • “housed” means kept permanently or overwintered, indoors or outside, on a collection-based slurry system, • “impermeable sheet material” means— (a) synthetic rubbers, EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber) and butyl, (b) plastics, including polyvinyl chloride, low density polyethylene and high-density polyethylene, and (c) reinforced geomembrane, • “invasive species of plant outwith its native range” has the same meaning as in section 14P of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, • “instream structure” means any structure that occupies a portion of the bed of the river, burn, ditch including bed reinforcement, jetties, platforms, marinas, croys, groynes and other flow deflectors, but excluding temporary structures, bridge piers and impounding works, • “liquid digestate” means— (a) whole digestate, (b) the liquid fraction, or (c) any run-off from the storage of fibrous residue, resulting from an anaerobic digestion process of
- housed
means kept permanently or overwintered, indoors or outside, on a collection-based slurry system, • “impermeable sheet material” means— (a) synthetic rubbers, EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber) and butyl, (b) plastics, including polyvinyl chloride, low density polyethylene and high-density polyethylene, and (c) reinforced geomembrane, • “invasive species of plant outwith its native range” has the same meaning as in section 14P of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, • “instream structure” means any structure that occupies a portion of the bed of the river, burn, ditch including bed reinforcement, jetties, platforms, marinas, croys, groynes and other flow deflectors, but excluding temporary structures, bridge piers and impounding works, • “liquid digestate” means— (a) whole digestate, (b) the liquid fraction, or (c) any run-off from the storage of fibrous residue, resulting from an anaerobic digestion process of a consistency that allows it to be pumped or discharged by gravity at any stage in the handling process, • “liquid digestate storage system” means— (a) a liquid digestate tank, (b) any feedstock tank used in connection with the liquid digestate tank, an
- I1
refers to the quantity of organic solvents or their quantity in mixtures purchased which are used as input into the process in the time frame over which the mass balance is being calculated, • “I2” refers to the quantity of organic solvents or their quantity in mixtures recovered and reused as solvent input into the process.
- I2
refers to the quantity of organic solvents or their quantity in mixtures recovered and reused as solvent input into the process.
- identifiable
means that a substance, mixture or component can be monitored to verify environmentally safe treatment.
- impermeable sheet material
means— (a) synthetic rubbers, EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber) and butyl, (b) plastics, including polyvinyl chloride, low density polyethylene and high-density polyethylene, and (c) reinforced geomembrane, • “invasive species of plant outwith its native range” has the same meaning as in section 14P of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, • “instream structure” means any structure that occupies a portion of the bed of the river, burn, ditch including bed reinforcement, jetties, platforms, marinas, croys, groynes and other flow deflectors, but excluding temporary structures, bridge piers and impounding works, • “liquid digestate” means— (a) whole digestate, (b) the liquid fraction, or (c) any run-off from the storage of fibrous residue, resulting from an anaerobic digestion process of a consistency that allows it to be pumped or discharged by gravity at any stage in the handling process, • “liquid digestate storage system” means— (a) a liquid digestate tank, (b) any feedstock tank used in connection with the liquid digestate tank, and (c) any channels and pipes used in connection with the liquid digestate tank or feedstock tank, • “liquid
- impounding works
means in relation to surface water— (a) any dam, weir or other works by which water may be impounded, (b) any works diverting the flow of water in connection with the construction or alteration of any dam, weir or other works falling within sub-paragraph (a), • “incineration” means the thermal treatment of waste with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated, • “industrial emissions activity” has the meaning given in regulation 4 and schedule 19, • “inland water” has the same meaning given in section 3(6) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003;
- incineration
means the thermal treatment of waste with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated, • “industrial emissions activity” has the meaning given in regulation 4 and schedule 19, • “inland water” has the same meaning given in section 3(6) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003;
- indigenous solid fuel
means a naturally occurring solid fuel fired in a combustion plant specifically designed for that fuel and extracted locally, • “multi-fuel firing combustion plant” means any combustion plant which may be fired simultaneously or alternately by two or more types of fuel, • “operating hours” means the time, expressed in hours, during which a combustion plant, in whole or in part, is operating and discharging emissions into the air, excluding start-up and shut-down periods, • “rate of desulphurisation” means the ratio over a given period of time of the quantity of sulphur which is not emitted into air by a combustion plant to the quantity of sulphur contained in the solid fuel which is introduced into the combustion plant facilities and which is used in the plant over the same period of time, • “stack” means a structure containing one or more flues providing a passage for waste gases in order to discharge them into the air.
- industrial emissions activity
means— (a) an activity listed in Part 4 of schedule 20 (“a schedule 20 emissions activity”), (b) operating a large combustion plant, (c) incineration and co-incineration of liquid and solid waste at a waste incineration plant or waste co-incineration plant, (d) an organic solvent emissions activity, (e) a titanium dioxide activity, • “other emissions activity” means— (a) an activity listed in Part 3 of schedule 26, (b) operating a medium combustion plant, (c) a petrol vapour recovery activity, • “radioactive substances activity” means an activity involving either or both— (a) radioactive material, (b) radioactive waste, • “waste management activity” means— (a) the storage, treatment (including sorting), recovery and disposal of waste, including the supervision of such operations and the after-care of disposal sites, (b) the collection and transport of waste on a professional basis, (c) acting as a dealer or broker, in or on land, or in the vicinity of land when connected with a waste management activity taking place on land, • “water activity” means— (a) any activity liable to cause the direct or indirect introduction, as a result of human activity,
- Industrial Emissions Directive
means Directive 2010/75 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (Recast), • “installation” means a stationary technical unit where one or more schedule 20 activities or organic solvents emissions activities are carried out and any other directly associated activities on the same site, and references to an installation include references to part of an installation, • “organic compound” means any compound containing at least the element carbon and one or more of hydrogen, halogens, oxygen, sulphur, phosphorous, silicon or nitrogen, with the exception of carbon oxides
- inert waste
has the meaning given in paragraph 4 of schedule 13.
- ink
means a mixture, including all the organic solvents or mixtures containing organic solvents necessary for its proper application, which is used in a printing activity to impress text or images on to a surface, • “input” means the quantity of organic solvents and their quantity in mixtures used when carrying out an activity, including the solvents recycled inside and outside the installation, and which are counted every time they are used to carry out the activity, • “laminating associated to a printing activity” means the adhering together of 2 or more flexible materials to produce laminates, • “manufacturing of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives” means the manufacture of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives as final products and where carried out at the same site the manufacture of intermediates, by the mixing of pigments, resins and adhesive materials with organic solvent or other carrier, including— (a) dispersion and pre-dispersion activities, (b) viscosity and tint adjustments, and (c) operations for filling the final product into its container, • “manufacturing of pharmaceutical products” means an activity that involves the— (a) chemical synthesi
- inland waterway vessel
means a vessel intended solely or mainly for navigation on inland waterways but not including passenger vessels, ferries, floating equipment and installations, pleasure craft, service craft and fire-service vessels, • “intermediate storage of vapours” refers to the intermediate storage of vapours in a fixed roof tank at a terminal for later transfer to and recovery at another terminal, but does not include the transfer of vapours from one storage installation to another at a terminal, • “loading installation” means any facility at a terminal at which petrol can be loaded on mobile containers and loading installations for road tankers comprise one or more gantries, • “new service station” means a service station which is put into operation on or after 1 January 2012, and— (a) includes an existing service station where a major refurbishment is completed on or after that date (and for that purpose a major refurbishment means a significant alteration or renewal of the station infrastructure, in particular the tanks and pipes), (b) excludes any other existing service station, • “new terminal” means a terminal put into operation after 1 January 1996 and excludes
- input
means the quantity of organic solvents and their quantity in mixtures used when carrying out an activity, including the solvents recycled inside and outside the installation, and which are counted every time they are used to carry out the activity, • “laminating associated to a printing activity” means the adhering together of 2 or more flexible materials to produce laminates, • “manufacturing of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives” means the manufacture of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives as final products and where carried out at the same site the manufacture of intermediates, by the mixing of pigments, resins and adhesive materials with organic solvent or other carrier, including— (a) dispersion and pre-dispersion activities, (b) viscosity and tint adjustments, and (c) operations for filling the final product into its container, • “manufacturing of pharmaceutical products” means an activity that involves the— (a) chemical synthesis, (b) fermentation, (c) extraction, (d) formulation, or (e) finishing of pharmaceutical products, and where carried out at the same site, the manufacture of intermediate products, • “mixture” has the meaning given in
- installation
means a stationary technical unit where one or more schedule 20 activities or organic solvents emissions activities are carried out and any other directly associated activities on the same site, and references to an installation include references to part of an installation, • “organic compound” means any compound containing at least the element carbon and one or more of hydrogen, halogens, oxygen, sulphur, phosphorous, silicon or nitrogen, with the exception of carbon oxides and inorganic carbonates and bicarbonates, • “organic solvent” means any volatile organic compound which is used alone or in combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemical change, to dis
- instream structure
means any structure that occupies a portion of the bed of the river, burn, ditch including bed reinforcement, jetties, platforms, marinas, croys, groynes and other flow deflectors, but excluding temporary structures, bridge piers and impounding works, • “liquid digestate” means— (a) whole digestate, (b) the liquid fraction, or (c) any run-off from the storage of fibrous residue, resulting from an anaerobic digestion process of a consistency that allows it to be pumped or discharged by gravity at any stage in the handling process, • “liquid digestate storage system” means— (a) a liquid digestate tank, (b) any feedstock tank used in connection with the liquid digestate tank, and (c) any channels and pipes used in connection with the liquid digestate tank or feedstock tank, • “liquid digestate tank” includes a lagoon or tower used for the storage of liquid digestate, • “livestock” means any animal kept for use or profit as part of a commercial enterprise, • “luminised article” means an article other than a sealed source— (a) which is made wholly or partly from a luminescent substance in the form of a film or a paint;
- intermediate storage of vapours
refers to the intermediate storage of vapours in a fixed roof tank at a terminal for later transfer to and recovery at another terminal, but does not include the transfer of vapours from one storage installation to another at a terminal, • “loading installation” means any facility at a terminal at which petrol can be loaded on mobile containers and loading installations for road tankers comprise one or more gantries, • “new service station” means a service station which is put into operation on or after 1 January 2012, and— (a) includes an existing service station where a major refurbishment is completed on or after that date (and for that purpose a major refurbishment means a significant alteration or renewal of the station infrastructure, in particular the tanks and pipes), (b) excludes any other existing service station, • “new terminal” means a terminal put into operation after 1 January 1996 and excludes an existing terminal, • “petrol” means any petroleum derivative, with or without additives, having a Reid vapour pressure of 27.6kPa or more which is intended for use as a fuel for motor vehicles, other than liquefied petroleum gas, • “petrol
- internal waste disposal site
means a site where a producer of waste is carrying out its own waste disposal at the place of production.
- invasive species of plant outwith its native range
has the same meaning as in section 14P of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, • “instream structure” means any structure that occupies a portion of the bed of the river, burn, ditch including bed reinforcement, jetties, platforms, marinas, croys, groynes and other flow deflectors, but excluding temporary structures, bridge piers and impounding works, • “liquid digestate” means— (a) whole digestate, (b) the liquid fraction, or (c) any run-off from the storage of fibrous residue, resulting from an anaerobic digestion process of a consistency that allows it to be pumped or discharged by gravity at any stage in the handling process, • “liquid digestate storage system” means— (a) a liquid digestate tank, (b) any feedstock tank used in connection with the liquid digestate tank, and (c) any channels and pipes used in connection with the liquid digestate tank or feedstock tank, • “liquid digestate tank” includes a lagoon or tower used for the storage of liquid digestate, • “livestock” means any animal kept for use or profit as part of a commercial enterprise, • “luminised article” means an article other than a sealed source— (a) which
- ISO
means International Organization for Standardization (ISO), • “impounding works” means in relation to surface water— (a) any dam, weir or other works by which water may be impounded, (b) any works diverting the flow of water in connection with the construction or alteration of any dam, weir or other works falling within sub-paragraph (a), • “incineration” means the thermal treatment of waste with or without recovery of the combustion heat generated, • “industrial emissions activity” has the meaning given in regulation 4 and schedule 19, • “inland water” has the same meaning given in section 3(6) of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003;
- isolated settlement
means a settlement— (a) with no more than 500 inhabitants per municipality or settlement and no more than 5 inhabitants per square kilometre, (b) where the distance to the nearest urban agglomeration with at least 250 inhabitants per square kilometre is not less than 50 km or with difficult access by road to those nearest agglomerations, due to harsh meteorological conditions during a significant part of the year, • “inert waste” means waste which— (a) does not undergo any significant physical, chemical or biological transformations, (b) does not dissolve, burn or otherwise physically or chemically react, biodegrade or adversely affect other matter with which it comes into contact in a way likely to give rise to environmental harm, (c) has insignificant total leachability and pollutant content, and the ecotoxicity of its leachate is insignificant, and, in particular, does not endanger the quality of any surface water or groundwater, • “L/S = 10 1/kg” means a liquid to solid ratio of 10 litres to one kilogram, • “landfill gas” means all the gases generated from the landfilled waste, • “liquid waste” means any waste in liquid form including waste waters but excl
- laminating associated to a printing activity
means the adhering together of 2 or more flexible materials to produce laminates, • “manufacturing of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives” means the manufacture of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives as final products and where carried out at the same site the manufacture of intermediates, by the mixing of pigments, resins and adhesive materials with organic solvent or other carrier, including— (a) dispersion and pre-dispersion activities, (b) viscosity and tint adjustments, and (c) operations for filling the final product into its container, • “manufacturing of pharmaceutical products” means an activity that involves the— (a) chemical synthesis, (b) fermentation, (c) extraction, (d) formulation, or (e) finishing of pharmaceutical products, and where carried out at the same site, the manufacture of intermediate products, • “mixture” has the meaning given in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending D
- land
includes land covered by waters where the land is above the low water mark of ordinary spring tides, • “landfill” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of schedule 13, • “landfill activity” has the meaning given in paragraph 3 of schedule 13, • “large combustion plant” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2) of schedule 21, • “loch” means a body of standing inland water, • “municipal waste” means— (a) mixed waste and separately collected waste from households, including paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, biowaste, wood, textiles, packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators, and bulky waste, including mattresses and furniture, (b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources, where such waste is similar in nature and composition to waste from households, but does not include waste from production, agriculture, forestry, fishing, septic tanks and sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge, end-of-life vehicles or waste generated by construction and demolition activities, • “non-hazardous waste” means waste which is not hazardous waste, • “operating a medium combustion plant” has the meaning given
- landfill
has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of schedule 13, • “landfill activity” has the meaning given in paragraph 3 of schedule 13, • “large combustion plant” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2) of schedule 21, • “loch” means a body of standing inland water, • “municipal waste” means— (a) mixed waste and separately collected waste from households, including paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, biowaste, wood, textiles, packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators, and bulky waste, including mattresses and furniture, (b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources, where such waste is similar in nature and composition to waste from households, but does not include waste from production, agriculture, forestry, fishing, septic tanks and sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge, end-of-life vehicles or waste generated by construction and demolition activities, • “non-hazardous waste” means waste which is not hazardous waste, • “operating a medium combustion plant” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of schedule 27, • “organic solvents emissions activity” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of
- Landfill activity
includes—
- landfill gas
means all the gases generated from the landfilled waste, • “liquid waste” means any waste in liquid form including waste waters but excluding sludge, • “leachate” means any liquid percolating through the deposited waste and emitted from or contained within a landfill, • “mercury” means metallic mercury (Hg, CAS RN 7439-97-6), • “PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)” means naphthalene, acenaphtylene, acenaphthene, anthracene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, benzo(a)pyrene, chrysene, coronene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, fluorene, fluoranthene, indeno(1, 2, 3-c,d)pyrene, phenanthrene and pyrene, • “relevant waste acceptance criteria” means the waste acceptance criteria set out in Part 3 of this schedule which apply to the class of landfill to which that landfill belongs, • “stable, non-reactive hazardous waste” means hazardous waste, the leaching behaviour of which will not change adversely in the long-term, under landfill design conditions or foreseeable accidents— (a) in the waste alone (for example, by biodegradation), (b) under the impact of long-term ambient conditions (for example, water, air, temperature, mech
- large combustion plant
has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2) of schedule 21, • “loch” means a body of standing inland water, • “municipal waste” means— (a) mixed waste and separately collected waste from households, including paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, biowaste, wood, textiles, packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators, and bulky waste, including mattresses and furniture, (b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources, where such waste is similar in nature and composition to waste from households, but does not include waste from production, agriculture, forestry, fishing, septic tanks and sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge, end-of-life vehicles or waste generated by construction and demolition activities, • “non-hazardous waste” means waste which is not hazardous waste, • “operating a medium combustion plant” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of schedule 27, • “organic solvents emissions activity” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of schedule 23, • “non-consolidated authorisation” means, as appropriate, a permit or registration which is to be replaced or has been replaced
- leachate
means any liquid percolating through the deposited waste and emitted from or contained within a landfill, • “mercury” means metallic mercury (Hg, CAS RN 7439-97-6), • “PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)” means naphthalene, acenaphtylene, acenaphthene, anthracene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, benzo(a)pyrene, chrysene, coronene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, fluorene, fluoranthene, indeno(1, 2, 3-c,d)pyrene, phenanthrene and pyrene, • “relevant waste acceptance criteria” means the waste acceptance criteria set out in Part 3 of this schedule which apply to the class of landfill to which that landfill belongs, • “stable, non-reactive hazardous waste” means hazardous waste, the leaching behaviour of which will not change adversely in the long-term, under landfill design conditions or foreseeable accidents— (a) in the waste alone (for example, by biodegradation), (b) under the impact of long-term ambient conditions (for example, water, air, temperature, mechanical constraints), (c) by the impact of other wastes (including waste products such as leachate and gas), • “treatment” means the physical, thermal, chemical or biol
- less strict emission limit value
means a value that is higher than the value that would otherwise be set if based on best available techniques.
- liquid digestate
means— (a) whole digestate, (b) the liquid fraction, or (c) any run-off from the storage of fibrous residue, resulting from an anaerobic digestion process of a consistency that allows it to be pumped or discharged by gravity at any stage in the handling process, • “liquid digestate storage system” means— (a) a liquid digestate tank, (b) any feedstock tank used in connection with the liquid digestate tank, and (c) any channels and pipes used in connection with the liquid digestate tank or feedstock tank, • “liquid digestate tank” includes a lagoon or tower used for the storage of liquid digestate, • “livestock” means any animal kept for use or profit as part of a commercial enterprise, • “luminised article” means an article other than a sealed source— (a) which is made wholly or partly from a luminescent substance in the form of a film or a paint;
- liquid digestate storage system
means— (a) a liquid digestate tank, (b) any feedstock tank used in connection with the liquid digestate tank, and (c) any channels and pipes used in connection with the liquid digestate tank or feedstock tank, • “liquid digestate tank” includes a lagoon or tower used for the storage of liquid digestate, • “livestock” means any animal kept for use or profit as part of a commercial enterprise, • “luminised article” means an article other than a sealed source— (a) which is made wholly or partly from a luminescent substance in the form of a film or a paint;
- liquid digestate tank
includes a lagoon or tower used for the storage of liquid digestate, • “livestock” means any animal kept for use or profit as part of a commercial enterprise, • “luminised article” means an article other than a sealed source— (a) which is made wholly or partly from a luminescent substance in the form of a film or a paint;
- liquid waste
means any waste in liquid form including waste waters but excluding sludge, • “leachate” means any liquid percolating through the deposited waste and emitted from or contained within a landfill, • “mercury” means metallic mercury (Hg, CAS RN 7439-97-6), • “PAHs (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)” means naphthalene, acenaphtylene, acenaphthene, anthracene, benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, benzo(a)pyrene, chrysene, coronene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, fluorene, fluoranthene, indeno(1, 2, 3-c,d)pyrene, phenanthrene and pyrene, • “relevant waste acceptance criteria” means the waste acceptance criteria set out in Part 3 of this schedule which apply to the class of landfill to which that landfill belongs, • “stable, non-reactive hazardous waste” means hazardous waste, the leaching behaviour of which will not change adversely in the long-term, under landfill design conditions or foreseeable accidents— (a) in the waste alone (for example, by biodegradation), (b) under the impact of long-term ambient conditions (for example, water, air, temperature, mechanical constraints), (c) by the impact of other wastes (including waste pr
- livestock
means any animal kept for use or profit as part of a commercial enterprise, • “luminised article” means an article other than a sealed source— (a) which is made wholly or partly from a luminescent substance in the form of a film or a paint;
- loading installation
means any facility at a terminal at which petrol can be loaded on mobile containers and loading installations for road tankers comprise one or more gantries, • “new service station” means a service station which is put into operation on or after 1 January 2012, and— (a) includes an existing service station where a major refurbishment is completed on or after that date (and for that purpose a major refurbishment means a significant alteration or renewal of the station infrastructure, in particular the tanks and pipes), (b) excludes any other existing service station, • “new terminal” means a terminal put into operation after 1 January 1996 and excludes an existing terminal, • “petrol” means any petroleum derivative, with or without additives, having a Reid vapour pressure of 27.6kPa or more which is intended for use as a fuel for motor vehicles, other than liquefied petroleum gas, • “petrol vapour” means any gaseous compound which evaporates from petrol, • “petrol vapour capture efficiency” means the amount of petrol vapour captured by the Stage II petrol vapour recovery system compared to the amount of petrol vapour that would otherwise be emitted to the atmo
- local authority
means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc.
- local enactment
means— (a) a local or private Act;
- luminised article
means an article other than a sealed source— (a) which is made wholly or partly from a luminescent substance in the form of a film or a paint;
- manage
means any activity involving radioactive material or radioactive waste except the production of radionuclides or the manufacture of radioactive sources and related expressions are to be construed accordingly;
- manufacturing of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives
means the manufacture of coating mixtures, varnishes, inks and adhesives as final products and where carried out at the same site the manufacture of intermediates, by the mixing of pigments, resins and adhesive materials with organic solvent or other carrier, including— (a) dispersion and pre-dispersion activities, (b) viscosity and tint adjustments, and (c) operations for filling the final product into its container, • “manufacturing of pharmaceutical products” means an activity that involves the— (a) chemical synthesis, (b) fermentation, (c) extraction, (d) formulation, or (e) finishing of pharmaceutical products, and where carried out at the same site, the manufacture of intermediate products, • “mixture” has the meaning given in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council D
- manufacturing of pharmaceutical products
means an activity that involves the— (a) chemical synthesis, (b) fermentation, (c) extraction, (d) formulation, or (e) finishing of pharmaceutical products, and where carried out at the same site, the manufacture of intermediate products, • “mixture” has the meaning given in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) and establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC, • “organic solvent” means any volatile organic compound which is used alone or in combination with other agents, and without undergoing a chemical change, to dissolve raw materials, products or waste materials, as a— (a) cleaning agent to dissolve contaminants, (b) dissolver, (c) dispersion medium, (d) viscosity adjuster, (e) surface tension adjuster, (f) plasticiser, (g) preservative, • “other coating activities” means a coating activity a
- Materials Facilities Code
means the Code of Practice on Sampling and Reporting at Materials Facilities, issued by the Scottish Ministers on 24 June 2024 as it may be revised from time to time, • “separately collected waste” means waste collected and transported in accordance with section 34(2I) of the 1990 Act, • “supplier” means— (a) where dry recyclable waste is collected pursuant to arrangements made under section 45(1)(a) or (b) of the 1990 Act by a waste collection authority within the meaning of section 30(3)(c) of the 1990 Act, the waste collection authority, except in a case falling within sub-paragraph (b), (b) where dry recyclable waste has been transferred from another materials
- materials facility
means—
- medical exposure
means exposure incurred by patients or asymptomatic individuals as part of their own medical or dental diagnosis or treatment, and intended to benefit their health, as well as exposure incurred by carers and comforters and by volunteers in medical or biomedical research;