The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000

5.—(1) If SEPA proposes to serve a variation notice which will result in the inclusion of an off-site condition in the permit concerned, it shall, before serving the variation notice, give a notice which complies with sub-paragraph (3) to every person appearing to it to be a person falling within sub-paragraph (2).

(2) A person falls within this sub-paragraph if–

(a) that person is the owner, tenant or occupier of the land; and

(b) that land is land in relation to which it is likely that, as a consequence of the off-site condition in question, rights will have to be granted by virtue of regulation 9(13) to the holder of the permit.

(3) A notice served under sub-paragraph (1) shall–

(a) set out the off-site condition in question;

(b) indicate the nature of the works or things which that condition might require the holder of the permit to carry out or do; and

(c) specify a period, not being less than 28 days beginning on the date on which the notice is served, in which representations may be made to SEPA relating to the condition or its possible effects and the manner in which any such representations are to be made.

(4) In sub-paragraph (2), “owner” has the same meaning as in paragraph 11(4) of Schedule 4.

(5) Any representations made by a person notified under sub-paragraph (1) within the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which notice was given under that sub-paragraph shall be considered by SEPA before serving the variation notice.