Water Framework Directive compliance for businesses
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Scottish Statutory Instrument
2025
Scotland
The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025
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5 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 1 journey
Penalty landscape
1 of 5 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 4 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
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Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
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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.
Schedules
Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
- Updated duty of care waste transfer references from 1 November 2025
Hazardous substances: baseline reports
- Submit baseline report to SEPA before next permit update
Medium combustion plants: deemed condition
- Report planned changes to medium combustion plant that affect emission limits to SEPA
Transitional Provision: Activity 18 in the table in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of schedule 9 of the 2018 Regulations
- Use precision equipment for slurry application or face restrictions
Browse 71 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
The enactments listed in column 1 of the Table are...
The enactments listed in column 1 of the Table are...
Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968
Controlled Waste Regulations 1992
Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994
Landfill Tax Regulations 1996
Special Waste Regulations 1996
Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (Solway Tweed River Basin District) Regulations 2004
Land Management Contracts (Menu Scheme) (Scotland) Regulations 2005
Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007
Action Programme for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Scotland) Regulations 2008
Environmental Liability (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Scottish Inshore Region) Order 2011
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Water Environment (Relevant Enactments and Designation of Responsible Authorities and Functions) (Scotland) Order 2011
Volatile Organic Compounds in Paints, Varnishes and Vehicle Refinishing Products Regulations 2012
Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012
Water Environment (River Basin Management Planning: Further Provision) (Scotland) Regulations 2013
Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
Environmental Regulation (Liability where Activity Carried Out by Arrangement with Another) (Scotland) Order 2014
Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015
Environmental Regulation (Enforcement Measures) (Scotland) Order 2015
Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015
Planning and Compensation Act 1991
Scottish Landfill Tax (Administration) Regulations 2015
Scottish Landfill Tax (Exemption Certificates) Order 2015
Network Rail (Glasgow Queen Street Station) Order 2017
Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme Regulations 2018
Green Gas Support Scheme Regulations 2021
Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009
Commission Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011
Regulation (EU) 2017/852
Regulation (EU) 2019/1021
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Environment Act 1995
Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995
Forth Crossing Act 2011
Water Resources (Scotland) Act 2013
Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991
Interpretation
Existing Part B PPC permits
Existing solvents permits
Existing Part B PPC permits and existing solvents permits: new registration activities
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
Deemed Permits: limitation of power to revoke under regulation 31
Other emissions activities: activities not previously subject to regulation
Other emissions activities: medium combustion plants
Existing waste management licence
Existing waste exemptions and existing complex waste exemptions
Existing waste exemptions and existing complex waste exemptions: applications for authorisations under the 2018 Regulations
Existing water use licences
Existing waste carrier registrations
Existing PCTW registrations
Existing broker and dealer registrations
New waste carriers, brokers and dealers
Existing waste carriers, brokers and dealers whose deemed registration expires between 1 November 2025 and 1 April 2026
Applications for permits and registrations for waste to land activities
Existing applications
Existing applications: fit and proper person
Waste management licensing exemptions and renewals
2012 Regulations: notifications of surrender, revocation or suspension
Existing water registrations
Deemed condition(s): materials facilities
Deemed conditions: incidents, accidents and non-compliance
Deemed conditions: proposed change in operation
Existing water registrations: CAR closed culvert registration activity
Existing water registrations: pipe/cable crossing registration activity
Existing water registrations: specified dates
Existing water registration: period between relevant date and water sunset date
Existing water registration: activity meeting the description of activity 16 in the table in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of schedule 9
Existing Part A PPC permits
Amendment of regulation 69 (offences)
Unlimited fine- Submit false information to SEPA's environmental register
Browse 43 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Amendment of the 2018 Regulations
Amendment of regulation 2(1) (interpretation)
New regulation 2A (interpretation: best available techniques (“
Amendment of regulation 3 (interpretation: regulated activity)
Amendment of regulation 4 (interpretation: radioactive substances activity)
Amendment of regulation 5 (interpretation: authorised person)
Amendment of regulation 6 (interpretation: technical schedule)
Amendment of regulation 10 (general binding rules)
Amendment of regulation 17 (form and content of a registration)
Amendment of regulation 19 (variation of registrations)
Amendment of regulation 22 (form and content of permits)
Amendment of regulation 24 (review of permits)
Amendment of regulation 28 (effect of transfer)
Amendment of regulation 30 (surrender of registration or permit)
Amendment of regulation 31 (revocation of permits and registrations)
Amendment of regulation 33 (determining and revising standard conditions)
Amendment of regulation 37 (power to require the provision of information)
Amendment of regulation 38 (register)
Amendment of regulation 41 (application for commercial confidentiality)
Amendment of regulation 46 (regulatory notices)
Amendment of regulation 51 (costs recovery notices)
Amendment of regulation 52 (payment requirements for costs recovery notices)
Amendment of regulation 54 (notices – general provisions)
Amendment of regulation 55 (appeals to the Scottish Ministers)
Amendment of regulation 57 (effect of notices etc. during consideration of appeal)
Amendment of regulation 59 (duty on SEPA to exercise its functions in accordance with the technical schedule)
Amendment of regulation 60 (power of SEPA to impose authorisations)
Amendment of regulation 62 (action by SEPA)
Amendment of regulation 63 (accelerated applications)
Amendment of regulation 64 (consolidation of permits and registrations)
Amendment of regulation 67 (SEPA’s public participation statement)
Amendment of schedule 1 (registrations and permits: procedures)
Amendment of schedule 2 (off-site conditions)
Amendment of schedule 3 (register)
Amendment of schedule 4 (provisions relating to appeals)
Amendment of schedule 8 (radioactive substances activities)
Amendment of schedule 9 (general binding rules)
Amendment of the 2013 Regulations
Repeals and revocations
Consequential amendments
Transitional and savings provisions
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