Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2025 Scotland

The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025

These Regulations amend the Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (the “2018 Regulations”) to bring water, waste and industrial emissions activities into the framework for authorisation of environmental activities provided by the 2018 Regulations, which currently only apply to radioactive substances activities in Scotland.

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 7 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

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s.034 Amendment of regulation 69 (offences) Prosecution
  • Submit false information to SEPA's environmental registerAny Person

Unlimited fine

43 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Amendment of the 2018 Regulations
s.004 Amendment of regulation 2(1) (interpretation)
s.005 New regulation 2A (interpretation: best available techniques (“
s.006 Amendment of regulation 3 (interpretation: regulated activity)
s.007 Amendment of regulation 4 (interpretation: radioactive substances activity)
s.008 Amendment of regulation 5 (interpretation: authorised person)
s.009 Amendment of regulation 6 (interpretation: technical schedule)
s.010 Amendment of regulation 10 (general binding rules)
s.011 Amendment of regulation 17 (form and content of a registration)
s.012 Amendment of regulation 19 (variation of registrations)
s.013 Amendment of regulation 22 (form and content of permits)
s.014 Amendment of regulation 24 (review of permits)
s.015 Amendment of regulation 28 (effect of transfer)
s.016 Amendment of regulation 30 (surrender of registration or permit)
s.017 Amendment of regulation 31 (revocation of permits and registrations)
s.018 Amendment of regulation 33 (determining and revising standard conditions)
s.019 Amendment of regulation 37 (power to require the provision of information)
s.020 Amendment of regulation 38 (register)
s.021 Amendment of regulation 41 (application for commercial confidentiality)
s.022 Amendment of regulation 46 (regulatory notices)
s.023 Amendment of regulation 51 (costs recovery notices)
s.024 Amendment of regulation 52 (payment requirements for costs recovery notices)
s.025 Amendment of regulation 54 (notices – general provisions)
s.026 Amendment of regulation 55 (appeals to the Scottish Ministers)
s.027 Amendment of regulation 57 (effect of notices etc. during consideration of appeal)
s.028 Amendment of regulation 59 (duty on SEPA to exercise its functions in accordance with the technical schedule)
s.029 Amendment of regulation 60 (power of SEPA to impose authorisations)
s.030 Amendment of regulation 62 (action by SEPA)
s.031 Amendment of regulation 63 (accelerated applications)
s.032 Amendment of regulation 64 (consolidation of permits and registrations)
s.033 Amendment of regulation 67 (SEPA’s public participation statement)
s.035 Amendment of schedule 1 (registrations and permits: procedures)
s.036 Amendment of schedule 2 (off-site conditions)
s.037 Amendment of schedule 3 (register)
s.038 Amendment of schedule 4 (provisions relating to appeals)
s.039 Amendment of schedule 8 (radioactive substances activities)
s.040 Amendment of schedule 9 (general binding rules)
s.041 Amendment of the 2013 Regulations
s.042 Repeals and revocations
s.043 Consequential amendments
s.044 Transitional and savings provisions
Schedules

Schedules

6 of 75 shown
s.sch022 Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 Regulated
  • Updated duty of care waste transfer references from 1 November 2025Any Person
s.sch023 Deemed conditions: incidents, accidents and non-compliance Regulated
  • Notify SEPA and respond immediately to incidents or permit breachesAny Person
s.sch023 Deemed conditions: proposed change in operation Regulated
  • Notify SEPA of proposed changes that may affect the environmentAny Person
s.sch023 Hazardous substances: baseline reports Regulated
  • Submit baseline report to SEPA before next permit updateAny Person
s.sch023 Medium combustion plants: deemed condition Regulated
  • Report planned changes to medium combustion plant that affect emission limits to SEPAAny Person
s.sch023 Transitional Provision: Activity 18 in the table in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of schedule 9 of the 2018 Regulations Regulated
  • Use precision equipment for slurry application or face restrictionsAny Person
69 other schedules
s.sch021 The enactments listed in column 1 of the Table are...
s.sch021 The enactments listed in column 1 of the Table are...
s.sch022 Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968
s.sch022 Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
s.sch022 Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994
s.sch022 Landfill Tax Regulations 1996
s.sch022 Special Waste Regulations 1996
s.sch022 Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004
s.sch022 Land Management Contracts (Menu Scheme) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
s.sch022 Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007
s.sch022 Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008
s.sch022 Environmental Liability (Scotland) Regulations 2009
s.sch022 Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Inshore Region) Order 2011
s.sch022 Environmental Protection Act 1990
s.sch022 Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Order 2011
s.sch022 Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012
s.sch022 Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012
s.sch022 Water Environment (River Basin Management Planning: Further Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
s.sch022 Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
s.sch022 Environmental Regulation (Liability where Activity Carried Out by Arrangement with Another) (Scotland) Order 2014
s.sch022 Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015
s.sch022 Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015
s.sch022 Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015
s.sch022 Planning and Compensation Act 1991
s.sch022 Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015
s.sch022 Scottish Landfill Tax (Exemption Certificates) Order 2015
s.sch022 Network Rail (Glasgow Queen Street Station) Order 2017
s.sch022 Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018
s.sch022 Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021
s.sch022 Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009
s.sch022 Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011
s.sch022 Regulation (EU) 2017/852
s.sch022 Regulation (EU) 2019/1021
s.sch022 Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
s.sch022 Environment Act 1995
s.sch022 Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995
s.sch022 Forth Crossing Act 2011
s.sch022 Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013
s.sch022 Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991
s.sch023 Interpretation
s.sch023 Existing Part B PPC permits
s.sch023 Existing solvents permits
s.sch023 Existing Part B PPC permits and existing solvents permits: new registration activities
s.sch023 Existing PPC permit: activities described in Part B(a), (c) or (d) of section 3.5 of Chapter 3 of schedule 1 of the 2012 Regulations
s.sch023 Deemed Permits: limitation of power to revoke under regulation 31
s.sch023 Other emissions activities: activities not previously subject to regulation
s.sch023 Other emissions activities: medium combustion plants
s.sch023 Existing waste management licence
s.sch023 Existing waste exemptions and existing complex waste exemptions
s.sch023 Existing waste exemptions and existing complex waste exemptions: applications for authorisations under the 2018 Regulations
s.sch023 Existing water use licences
s.sch023 Existing waste carrier registrations
s.sch023 Existing PCTW registrations
s.sch023 Existing broker and dealer registrations
s.sch023 New waste carriers, brokers and dealers
s.sch023 Existing waste carriers, brokers and dealers whose deemed registration expires between 1 November 2025 and 1 April 2026
s.sch023 Applications for permits and registrations for waste to land activities
s.sch023 Existing applications
s.sch023 Existing applications: fit and proper person
s.sch023 Waste management licensing exemptions and renewals
s.sch023 2012 Regulations: notifications of surrender, revocation or suspension
s.sch023 Existing water registrations
s.sch023 Deemed condition(s): materials facilities
s.sch023 Existing water registrations: CAR closed culvert registration activity
s.sch023 Existing water registrations: pipe/cable crossing registration activity
s.sch023 Existing water registrations: specified dates
s.sch023 Existing water registration: period between relevant date and water sunset date
s.sch023 Existing water registration: activity meeting the description of activity 16 in the table in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of schedule 9
s.sch023 Existing Part A PPC permits

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