What this covers (20 activity descriptions)
  • Antibiotics (manufacture)
  • Blood processing (manufacture)
  • Chemically pure sugars (manufacture)
  • Cyclamates (manufacture)
  • Diagnostic reagents based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) nucleic acid test (manufacture)
  • Fatty amines and quaternary ammonium salts (manufacture)
  • Gland extracts (manufacture)
  • Gland processing (manufacture)
  • Glycosides and their salts
  • Hormone (not plant hormone) (manufacture)
  • Lactones (other than coumarin
  • Medicinal active substances to be used for their pharmacological properties (manufacture)
  • Medicinal feed additives (veterinary) (manufacture)
  • Microbiological cultures
  • Mineral and pharmaceutical nutritional ingredients for food and feeding stuff (manufacture)
  • O-acetylsalicylic acids (manufacture)
  • Pharmaceutical chemicals (manufacture)
  • Probiotics (manufacture)
  • Provitamins
  • Quaternary ammonium salts and fatty amines (manufacture)

Guidance for this activity

Control and monitor air emissions

How to comply with air emissions permit conditions for Part A and Part B regulated activities. Covers the difference between Environment Agency and local authority regulation, emission limits, MCERTS monitoring, stack testing, abatement equipment, and reporting requirements.

Sector-Specific
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Get authorisation for a water activity in Scotland (CAR)

How to comply with Scotland's Controlled Activities Regulations (CAR 2011) for any activity affecting surface water or groundwater — abstraction, impoundment, engineering in or near a water body, and discharges. Covers the four-tier authorisation system (General Binding Rules, Registration, Simple Licence, Complex Licence), pre-application advice, fees, and enforcement, all administered by SEPA.

Compliance & Legal
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