Scottish Statutory Instrument
2011
Scotland
Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011
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Schedules
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(1) Subject to sub paragraph (4)— (a) the reception and...
(1) Carrying on at any place, in respect of waste...
(1) Subject to sub paragraph (3)— (a) composting biodegradable waste...
(1) The manufacture from— (a) waste which arises from demolition...
(1) The manufacture of finished goods from any of the...
(1) The beneficial use of waste if—
The dry screening of any of the wastes listed in...
(1) The storage in a secure place on any premises...
(1) The secure storage on any premises of waste of...
(1) The storage on a site of any of the...
(1) The operation, under a permit granted under the 2012...
(1) Laundering or otherwise cleaning waste textiles with a view...
(1) Chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste plant matter (including...
(1) The recovery at any premises of silver from waste...
(1) The recovery of waste consisting of animal by-products authorised...
(1) Crushing, grinding or other size reduction of waste bricks,...
(1) The deposit of waste arising from dredging inland waters...
(1) The recovery or disposal of waste, at the place...
(1) Baling, compacting, crushing, shredding or pulverising waste at the...
The use of autoclaves to sterilise waste, including special waste,...
(1) The disposal of waste as specified in sub-paragraph (1A)...
The carrying on of any of the following operations—
(1) Burning waste on land in the open if—
The discharge of waste onto the track of a railway...
The burial on premises of waste arising from the use...
(1) The keeping or deposit of waste consisting of excavated...
(1) The keeping or deposit on land at the place...
(1) The deposit of waste consisting of excavated material from...
(1) The temporary secure storage of waste to which sub-paragraphs...
(1) The burial of a dead domestic pet in the...
The deposit or storage of samples of waste, including samples...
(1) The secure storage at a pharmacy or at the...
(1) The cleaning, washing, spraying or coating of waste consisting...
(1) The secure storage of non-liquid waste, including WEEE, at...
(1) The temporary storage of waste, including WEEE, pending its...
(1) The disposal of waste consisting of pesticide solution or...
(1) The crushing of waste gas discharge lamps (including fluorescent...
(1) Heating iron, steel or any ferrous-alloy, non ferrous metal...
(1) The carrying on, at any secure place designed or...
(1) The burning at a dock of waste consisting of—...
(1) The repair or refurbishment or both at a secure...
(1) The storage at any secure place of WEEE of...
The treatment of waste organophosphate sheep dip (including such waste...
(1) Burning of biomass waste or animal carcasses to the...
(1) The mixing of ash from the incineration of pig...
(1) The anaerobic digestion of biodegradable waste which is agricultural...
(1) Burning waste oil listed in Table 1 (including waste...
(1) The treatment with any of the wastes listed in...
(1) The storage in a secure container or lagoon (or,...
(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph—
In assessing benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement for the...
In assessing benefit to agriculture, regard shall be had to...
In assessing ecological improvement, regard shall be had to the...
Interpretation of Schedule 4
Modifications of Part I of the 1990 Act
Modifications of Part II of the 1990 Act
Registration of professional collectors and transporters of waste
Duty to carry out appropriate periodic inspections
Record keeping
Duties of the waste regulation authority
Duties of planning authorities
Duties of other competent authorities
Meaning of “competent authority” etc.
Relevant objectives
Exceptions to duties
Matters to be covered by permits
Modification of provisions relating to development plans
Interpretation
Registers
Applications for registration
Registration as a broker or dealer and amendment of entries
Revocation of registration
Appeals
Duration of registration
Cessation of registration
The Deposits in the Sea (Exemption) Order 1985
The Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008
The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009
The Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of Vehicles) Regulations 1991
The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
The Special Waste Regulations 1996
The Waste Management (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1997
The Waste Incineration (Scotland) Regulations 2003
The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004
The Rural Development Contracts (Rural Priorities) (Scotland) Regulations 2008
The Rural Development Contracts (Land Managers Options) (Scotland) Regulations 2008
Browse 37 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and extent
Interpretation
Relevant Offences
Notice of Appeal
Time limit for making an appeal
Reports of hearings
Notification of determination
Particulars to be entered in public registers
Information to be excluded or removed from a register
Mobile plant
Conditions of site licences: treatment of WEEE
Conditions of site licences: treatment and storage of batteries
Conditions of site licences: incineration of waste industrial and automotive batteries
Conditions of waste management licences: separately collected wastes
Conditions of waste management licences: materials facilities
Health at work
Waste oils
Exclusion of activities under other control regimes from waste management licensing
Exemptions from waste management licensing
Exemptions from waste management licensing: additional requirement for materials facilities
Exemptions from waste management licensing: controlled activities
Exempt activities: registration requirement
Register of exempt activities
Register of exempt activities: registration of information
Register of exempt activities: removal of information
Register of exempt activities: requirements in respect of recovery and storage of scrap metal or waste motor vehicles
Annual requirements in respect of recovery and storage of scrap metal or waste motor vehicles
Register of exempt activities: requirements in relation to certain exempt activities
Annual requirements in respect of certain exempt activities
Annual requirements in respect of WEEE
Registration obligations
Waste Framework Directive
Registration of brokers and dealers
Any exempt activity within the meaning of the 1994 Regulations...
Where an activity which was not an exempt activity under...
Savings
Revocation and consequential amendments
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
Scotland's principal environmental regulator. Protects and improves Scotland's environment. Issues environmental permits for waste, emissions, water abstraction, and radioactive substances. Enforces environmental …
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