Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018 draft - proposed amendments: consultation

10. Respondent Information Form

Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018: proposed amendments.

Respondent Information Form

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Questionnaire

Question 1

Are there any other regulatory measures relating to the spreading of sewage sludge to land that you feel should be considered for inclusion in the Regulations?

Question 2

Do you agree that this carbon capture activity should be an environmental activity in the Regulations?

Question 3

Do you agree non-waste anaerobic digestion should be an environmental activity in the Regulations?

Question 4

Do you agree any combustion plant on the same site that generate electricity and aggregate to 1 MWth or more should be an environmental activity in the Regulations?

Question 5

Should the scope be expanded to all combustion plants on the same site that aggregate to 1 MWth or more including those that generate heat (e.g. boilers)?

Question 6

For combustion plant (or plants) on the same site that generate electricity and aggregate to 1 MWth or more, located in the highlands or on the islands are there plans in place to upgrade the plant or to replace it with renewable / low carbon technology / carbon capture usage and storage?

Question 7

How should ammonia emissions from intensive livestock farms be controlled in future? This could include, a regulatory basis, the provision of advice, or information and examples of good practice or other means.

Question 8

What considerations should be taken into account when considering future control or management of ammonia emissions from intensive livestock farms? Such considerations may include specific issues relating to farm type, size or other matters related to management of emissions such as costs.

Question 9

Do you have any comments on the proposal to amend the existing public consultation requirements in the 2018 Regulations so that SEPA may require pre-application public consultation in relation to permit applications or applications for variations to permits in certain circumstances?

Question 10

Do you have any comments on the proposal to simplify the call-in procedure provisions in the 2018 Regulations so as to remove the requirement that SEPA directly notify those who have made third-party representations of a proposed determination of a permit application or variation and the associated timing provisions which prevent SEPA from finally determining the application or variation until the elapse of the statutory time periods?

Question 11

Do you have any comments on the proposed amendment to provide for a procedure for issuing revocation notices where an authorised person has died or no longer exists?

Question 12

Do you have any comments on proposed amendment to the provisions in respect of the public register required to be maintained by SEPA?

Question 13

Do you have any comments on the minor amendments as set out in Annex D for the common framework: minor changes relevant to all activities?

Question 14

Do you have any comments on the minor amendments as set out in Annex D for the minor changes relevant to radioactive substances activities?

Question 15

Do you agree with or have comments on the proposed changes to Schedules 8 and 9 for radioactive substances activities?

Question 16

Do you have any comments on the new General Binding Rules (nos. 7 and 35) for water activities in Schedule 9 and the water activities in Schedule 10 in the draft Regulations?

Question 17

Do you have any comments on the minor amendments relevant to water activities as set out in Annex D?

Question 18

Do you have any comments on the activity “industrial emissions activities” or on the technical requirements in Schedules 19 to 24 in the draft Regulations?

Question 19

Do you have any comments on the additional technical requirements in Schedule 25 in the draft Regulations?

Question 20

Do you have any comments on the industrial activity carrying out “other emissions activities” Schedule 26 in the draft Regulations?

Question 21

Do you have any comments on the activity “operating a medium combustion plant” in Schedule 27 in the draft Regulations?

Question 22

Do you have any comments on the activity “operating a petrol vapour recovery activity” in Schedule 28 in the draft Regulations?

Question 23

Do you have any comments on this general binding rule 1, from Schedule 9, Chapter 4, Low Emission Activities in the draft Regulations?

Question 24

Do you have any comments on the minor amendments relating to PPC activities as set out in Annex D?

Question 25

Do you agree that the regulations adequately capture waste activities?

Question 26

Do you have any comments on the geographical extent in the draft Regulations?

Question 27

Do you have any comments on the requirements applying all waste management activities (Schedule 11) in the draft Regulations?

Question 28

Do you have any comments on the requirements applying to landfill activities (Schedule 13) in the draft Regulations?

Question 29

Do you have any comments on the requirements applying to hazardous waste mixing and treatment of waste oil (Schedule 12) in the draft Regulations?

Question 30

Do you have any comments on the requirements for management of separately collected recyclable waste and for operating a materials facility (Schedule 14) in the draft Regulations?

Question 31

Do you have any comments on the requirements for the management of end-of-life vehicles (Schedule 15) in the draft Regulations?

Question 32

Do you have any comments on the requirements applying to the management of WEEE (Schedule 16) in the draft Regulations?

Question 33

Do you have any comments on the requirements applying to the management of waste batteries (Schedule 17) in the draft Regulations?

Question 34

Do you have any comments on draft GBRs 1 to 4?

Question 35

Do you have any comments on the minor amendments relating to waste activities as set out in Annex D?