UK Statutory Instrument 1993 United Kingdom

The Town and Country Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 1993

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At a glance

Enforced by

HSE

What's here

4 compliance obligations

Penalty landscape

1 of 4 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 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.

Occupier 1
Applicant 1
Any Person 1

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

Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Occupiers also bound by 107 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 2006 15 duties
Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England/Wales comparison) 2005 14 duties
Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 2015 13 duties
Highways Act 1980 1980 12 duties
Housing Act 1985 1985 11 duties

Applicants also bound by 149 other Acts (top 5 shown)

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 22 duties
Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 1995 20 duties
Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 20 duties
Space Industry Regulations 2021 2021 12 duties
Infrastructure Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 2017 10 duties

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

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 110 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 97 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 86 duties
Licensing Act 2003 2003 78 duties

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 1 — GENERAL

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s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

Part 2 — HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, CONTROLLED QUANTITIES AND EXEMPTIONS

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s.003

Hazardous substances and controlled quantities

s.004

Exemptions.

Part 3 — EXPRESS CONSENT

s.013

Notice of reference of applications to the Secretary of State or regional planning authority

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator

Planning authorities must notify applicants when applications are referred higher Local authority

s.014

Appeals

Submit a valid appeal against hazardous substances decisions Applicant

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s.005

Applications for hazardous substances consent

s.006

Neighbour notification

s.007

Publication of notices of applications

s.008

Notification of applications to owners

s.009

Inspection of applications

s.010

Procedure on receipt of applications by planning authority

s.011

Consultation before the grant of hazardous substances consent

s.012

Determination of applications for hazardous substances consent

Part 4 — DEEMED CONSENT

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s.015

Claim for deemed consent

s.016

Conditions on deemed consent

s.017

Interpretation of deemed consent provisions

Part 5 — ENFORCEMENT

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s.018

Hazardous substances contravention notices

s.019

Appeals against hazardous substances contravention notices

s.020

Appeals: supplementary

s.021

Effect of hazardous substances contravention notices, etc

s.022

Enforcement register

s.023

Validity

Part 6 — CONSENTS REGISTER

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s.024

Consents register

Part 7 — MISCELLANEOUS