General application
- Obtain planning permission before operating an extractive waste area or facility
Scottish Statutory Instrument
2010
United Kingdom
The Management of Extractive Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2010
At a glance
What's here
13 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Transitional provisions
- Get waste management plan approved by planning authority by 30 April 2012
Waste management plan
- Submit a compliant waste management plan with your planning application
Review and update of waste management plan
- Review and update your waste management plan every 5 years
Review and update of planning permission
- Notify planning authority of substantial changes to waste facility
Major-accident prevention policy, safety management system and internal emergency plan
- Prepare major-accident prevention policy and emergency plan for Category A waste facility
External emergency plan
- Provide information to help SEPA prepare an external emergency plan
Public consultation and public information
- Provide emergency safety information to the public and involve them in emergency plan reviews
Construction and management: duties of operator
- Manage extractive waste facility to meet all construction and operational requirements
Prevention of water status deterioration, air and soil pollution
- Prevent water, air and soil pollution from extractive waste facilities
Construction and management: inspection by the planning authority
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Planning authority must inspect extractive waste facilities annually Local authority
Closure procedures: duties of operator
- Do not close a waste facility without meeting planning conditions or obtaining authorisation
After‑closure procedures: duties of operator
- Maintain, monitor and manage closed waste facility to planning authority requirements
Browse 21 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
sch. 3 para. 1
sch. 3 para. 4
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Consequential amendment of subordinate legislation
Extractive waste area
Inert waste, unpolluted soil and peat-related waste
Non‑hazardous prospecting waste, unpolluted soil and peat-related waste
Non‑hazardous non-inert waste
Applications for planning permission
Consultations before consideration of applications
Decision by planning authority
Mandatory conditions: general
Financial guarantee
Co-operation with other member States
Closure and after-closure procedures: duties of planning authority
Inventory of closed waste facilities
Appeals
Enforcement
Compensation
Electronic communications
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