The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2014/4 |
| Year | 2014 |
2014No. 4
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014
8thJanuary2014
10thJanuary2014
1stMarch2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 34(5) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990( 1) and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972( 2) ("the 1972 Act"), and all other powers enabling them to do so.
These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in section 2(2) of the 1972 Act and it appears to the Scottish Ministers that it is expedient for references to Commission Decision 2000/532/EC( 3) to be references to that instrument as amended from time to time.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 1st March 2014.
(2) These Regulations extend to Scotland only.
Interpretation
2. (1) In these Regulations-
"the Act" means the Environmental Protection Act 1990;
"transfer note" has the same meaning as in regulation 3(1);
"transferor" and "transferee" mean, in relation to a transfer of controlled waste by a person who is subject to the duty in section 34(1) of the Act( 4), the person who transfers the waste and the person who receives the waste; and
"written description" means the written description for the purposes of section 34(1)(c)(ii) of the Act.
(2) In these Regulations a reference to a document-
(a) being in writing includes an electronic communication within the meaning of section 15 (general interpretation) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000( 5); and(b) being signed means, where the document is in electronic form, an electronic signature (and "electronic signature" means data in electronic form which are attached to or logically associated with the document and which serve as a method of authentication).Transfer Notes
3. (1) The transferor and the transferee must ensure that a document as described in paragraphs (3) and (4) is completed in writing and signed by each of them in respect of the waste being transferred ("a transfer note").
(2) A transfer note must be prepared at the same time as the written description is transferred in accordance with section 34(1)(c) of the Act.
(3) A transfer note must-
(a) give the name and address (including the postcode) of the transferor and the transferee;(b) give the date and place (including the postcode) of the transfer;(c) state whether the transferor is the producer of the waste;(d) state whether the transferor is the importer of the waste;(e) describe the type, composition and quantity of the waste being transferred (including, where the waste is in a container, the type of container);(f) identify the waste being transferred by reference to the appropriate six-digit code in the European Waste Catalogue; and(g) identify the activity carried out by the transferor in respect of the waste being transferred by reference to the SIC code for that activity.(4) A transfer note must where the transferor or transferee is a person described in column 1 of the Table-
(a) state that the transferor or transferee is such a person; and(b) include the additional information where specified in column 2 of the Table.TABLE
Category of person |
Additional information |
A waste collection authority. |
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A person who holds a- (a) waste management licence under section 35 of the Act( 6); or(b) disposal licence under section 5 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974( 7). |
If the waste being transferred is to be kept, treated or disposed of by that person, the relevant licence number and the name of the licensing authority. |
A person who holds a permit under the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012( 8) which authorises the carrying out of a specified waste management activity within the meaning of those Regulations. |
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A person to whom section 33(1)(a) and (b) of the Act( 9) does not apply by virtue of regulations under subsection (3) of that section. |
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A person registered as a carrier of controlled waste... |
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