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The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2012-12-20

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Jurisdiction Scotland

Department King's Printer for Scotland

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(i) of less than or equal to 10m3 of ensiled liquor,

(ii) of more than 10m3 and less than or equal to 50m3 of ensiled liquor, or

(iii) of more than 50m3 of ensiled liquor.

(d) Treating and processing of dry vegetable or dry vegetable and animal matter intended for the production of animal food products through drying by the application of heat and milling, unless it is an exempt activity, which may—

(i) result in the release into the air of a substance referred to in paragraph 9 of Part 2 of this Schedule, or

(ii) give rise to an offensive smell noticeable outside the premises in which the activity is carried on.

Interpretation of Section 6.8

When calculating the weight of finished product for the purposes of paragraph (d) of Part A the weight of packaging must be ignored.

In this Section—

“animal” includes a bird or a fish,

“ensiling” means treatment by the application of acid or alkaline solutions for the purpose of rendering the material free from infectious disease and/or preventing the formation of offensive odours,

“exempt activity” means—any activity carried out on a farm or agricultural holding, other than the manufacture of goods for sale,the manufacture or preparation of food or drink for human consumption, but excluding—the extraction, distillation or purification of animal or vegetable oil or fat, otherwise than as an activity incidental to the cooking of food for human consumption,any activity involving the use of green offal or the boiling of blood, except the cooking of food (other than tripe) for human consumption,the cooking of tripe for human consumption elsewhere than on premises on which it is to be consumed,the fleshing, cleaning and drying of pelts of fur-bearing mammals,any activity carried out in connection with premises used in connection with the business of killing, flaying or cutting up animals, the flesh of which is not intended for human consumption, other than premises—which are hunt kennels or other premises where the flesh is fed to animals,used for diagnostic, educational or research purposes, orwhere animals are cut up solely for the purpose of incineration,any activity for the manufacture of soap not falling within a description in Part A of Section 4.1,the storage of vegetable matter otherwise than as part of any prescribed activity,the cleaning of shellfish shells,the manufacture of starch,the processing of animal or vegetable matter at premises for feeding a recognised pack of hounds authorised under Article 18(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regulation),the salting of hides or skins, unless related to any other prescribed activity,any activity for composting animal or vegetable matter, or a combination of both, except where that activity is carried on for the purposes of cultivating mushrooms,any activity for cleaning, and any related activity for drying or dressing, seeds, bulbs, corms or tubers,the drying of grain or pulses,any activity for the production of cotton yarn from raw cotton or for the conversation of cotton yarn into cloth,

“food” includes drink, articles and substances of no nutritional value which are used for human consumption, and articles and substances used as ingredients in the preparation of food, and

“green offal” means the stomach and intestines of any animal, other than poultry or fish, and their contents.

Rearing poultry or pigs intensively in an installation with more than—

(a) 40,000 places for poultry,

(b) 2,000 places for production pigs (over 30 kilograms), or

Interpretation of Part A

In this Part, “poultry” has the same meaning as in point 1 of Article 2 of Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and import from, third countries of poultry and hatching eggs .

NIL

Capture of carbon dioxide streams from an installation for the purposes of geological storage to which Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23rd April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide would have applied immediately prior to exit day.

NIL

The enactments listed in column 1 of the Table are revoked to the extent specified in column 3.

Legislation	Reference	Extent of revocation
1. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000	S.S.I. 2000/323	The whole instrument
2. The Large Combustion Plants (Scotland) Regulations 2002	S.S.I. 2002/493	The whole instrument
3. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2003	S.S.I. 2003/146	The whole instrument
4. The Waste Incineration (Scotland) Regulations 2003	S.S.I. 2003/170	The whole instrument
5. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2003	S.S.I. 2003/221	The whole instrument
6. The Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003	S.S.I. 2003/235	Regulation 8,Schedule 5, paragraphs 1, 2(1) and (3), 3(1) and (2) and 4Schedule 6, paragraph 3
7. The Solvent Emissions (Scotland) Regulations 2004	S.S.I. 2004/26	The whole instrument
8. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2004	S.S.I. 2004/110	The whole instrument
9. The Special Waste Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004	S.S.I. 2004/112	Regulation 3
10. The Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (Petrol Vapour Recovery) (Scotland) Regulations 2004	S.S.I. 2004/512	Regulation 4
11. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2005	S.S.I. 2005/101	The whole instrument
12. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2005	S.S.I. 2005/340	The whole instrument
13. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Public Participation etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 2005	S.S.I. 2005/510	The whole instrument
14. The Large Combustion Plants (National Emission Reduction Plan) Regulations 2007	S.I. 2007/2325	Schedule 2, paragraph 2
15. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2008	S.S.I. 2008/410	The whole instrument
16. The Waste Batteries (Scotland) Regulations 2009	S.S.I. 2009/247	Regulation 6
17. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2009	S.S.I. 2009/336	The whole instrument
18. The Solvent Emissions (Scotland) Regulations 2010	S.S.I. 2010/236	The whole instrument
19. The Animal By-products (Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2011	S.S.I. 2011/171	Schedule 2, paragraphs 13 and 14
20. The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2011	S.S.I. 2011/226	Regulation 7, and Schedule paragraphs 5 to 9
21. The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011	S.S.I. 2011/285	The whole instrument
22. The Control of Volatile Organic Compounds (Petrol Vapour Recovery) (Scotland) Regulations 2011	S.S.I. 2011/418	Regulation 4
23. The Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012	S.S.I. 2012/148	Regulation 3

Editorial notes

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Schedule 1A: Energy Efficiency Directive

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Schedule 1: general principles

Schedule 1 conditions : best available techniques

Schedule 1 conditions: general provisions

Schedule 1 conditions: off-site conditions

Schedule 1 conditions: emission limit values and environmental quality standards

Schedule 1 conditions: large combustion plants

Schedule 1 conditions: titanium dioxide

Schedule 1 conditions: mixing separately collected waste

Schedule 1 conditions: incineration and co-incineration of waste

Schedule 1 conditions: incineration of batteries

Schedule 1 conditions: waste oils

Schedule 1 conditions: volatile organic compounds

Interpretation of Part B

SCHEDULE 1A — Energy Efficiency Directive

Application of Schedule

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Applications and cost-benefit analysis

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Determination of applications

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Interpretation

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Schedule 1 conditions: materials recovery facilities

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Interpretation: medium combustion plant

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Interpretation: best available techniques, etc.

SEPA: duties relating to best available techniques

SEPA: application forms

SEPA: information relating to right of appeal

The Scottish Minsters and SEPA: service of notices

Electronic communications

Schedule 1B: Medium Combustion Plant Directive

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Schedule 1: general principles

Schedule 1 conditions : best available techniques

Schedule 1 conditions: general provisions

Schedule 1 conditions: off-site conditions

Schedule 1 conditions: emission limit values and environmental quality standards

Schedule 1 conditions: large combustion plants

Schedule 1 conditions: medium combustion plants

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Schedule 1 conditions: titanium dioxide

Schedule 1 conditions: mixing separately collected waste

Schedule 1 conditions: incineration and co-incineration of waste

Schedule 1 conditions: incineration of batteries

Schedule 1 conditions: waste oils

Schedule 1 conditions: volatile organic compounds

Schedule 1 conditions: materials recovery facilities

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SCHEDULE 1B — MEDIUM COMBUSTION PLANT DIRECTIVE

PART 1 — Permit conditions

Existing medium combustion plants

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New medium combustion plants

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Temporary exemptions

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Plants firing more than one fuel

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Monitoring

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Compliance

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Assessment of Compliance

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Start-up and shut-down

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Interpretation

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PART 2 — Tables

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Part 5 — Medium Combustion Plant

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Schedule 1 conditions: materials facilities

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