Scottish Statutory Instrument 2012 United Kingdom

Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012

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Enforced by

SEPA

What's here

3 compliance obligations

Penalty landscape

1 of 3 obligations carry imprisonment (5 years). 2 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Any Person 1
  • Operator 1

Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

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Any Person also bound by 770 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Operators also bound by 128 other Acts (top 5 shown)

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.

Part I — GENERAL

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s.interpretation: medium combustion plant

Interpretation: medium combustion plant

Part II — COMPETENT AUTHORITY

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Part III — GRANTING OF PERMITS

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s.sch001

Schedule 1 conditions: materials facilities

s.sch001

Schedule 1 conditions: medium combustion plants

s.sch001a

Schedule 1A: Energy Efficiency Directive

s.sch001b

Schedule 1B: Medium Combustion Plant Directive

Part IV — STANDARD RULES

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Part V — REVIEW, VARIATION AND CESSATION OF PERMITS

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Part VI — COMPLIANCE

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SEPA: duty to ensure compliance

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • SEPA must ensure business compliance with pollution permits Statutory regulator
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Part VII — APPEALS

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Part VIII — THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS

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Part IX — INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY

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Part X — PROVISION AS TO OFFENCES

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Offences

5 years imprisonment
  • Breach environmental permit conditions or pollution regulations Any Person
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Part XI — CROWN APPLICATION, ETC

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Schedules

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s.sch001a

Energy Efficiency Directive

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MEDIUM COMBUSTION PLANT DIRECTIVE

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

SEPA

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 …

Connected legislation

parent Act

These instruments amend, apply, or refer to this Act. They may not all create direct business obligations.

Made under

Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 1999 Primary Act

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