13. Subject to paragraph 35, SEPA must within 14 days of receiving an application for a permit give notice of the application (enclosing a copy) to—S
(a)in the case of a permit for an installation, the local authority and Health Boards in whose areas the installation will be operated,
(b)in the case of a permit for an installation where operation may involve an emission which may affect a site of special scientific interest or a European site (within the meaning of regulation 10(1) of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 M1)—
(i)Scottish Natural Heritage where the emission may affect a site in Scotland,
(ii)the appropriate nature conservation body (within the meaning of regulation 4 of those Regulations) where the emission may affect such a site in another part of Great Britain,
(c)in the case of a permit for a Part A installation—
(i)the [F1Food Standards Scotland] M2, and
(ii)where operation may involve the release of any substance into a sewer vested in Scottish Water M3, that body,
(iii)where operation may involve the release of any substance into a harbour managed by a harbour authority (within the meaning of section 57(1) of the Harbours Act 1964 M4), that harbour authority,
[F2(d)in the case of a permit for an installation on a site—
(i)in respect of which a nuclear site licence is required under section 1 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965; or
(ii)which is a relevant nuclear site and in respect of which—
(aa)a major accident prevention policy document is required under regulation 5 of the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”); or
(bb)a safety report is required under regulation 7 of the 1999 Regulations,
the Office for Nuclear Regulation;
(da)in the case of a permit for an installation on a site in respect of which—
(i)a major accident prevention policy document is required under regulation 5 of the 1999 Regulations; or
(ii)a safety report is required under regulation 7 of the 1999 Regulations,
the Health and Safety Executive unless the application is required to be given to the Office for Nuclear Regulation under sub-paragraph (d).]
(e)such other persons as the Scottish Ministers may direct.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 4 para. 13(c)(i) substituted (1.4.2015) by The Food (Scotland) Act 2015 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/100), arts. 1(2), 2, sch. para. 34
F2Sch. 4 para. 13(d)(da) substituted for Sch. 4 para. 13(d) (1.4.2014) by The Energy Act 2013 (Office for Nuclear Regulation) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/469), art. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 206(2) (with Sch. 4)
Marginal Citations
M1S.I. 1994/2716. Relevant amendments are made by paragraph 15 of schedule 2 to the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2), by S.I. 1997/3055, 2007/1843 and 2010/490, and by S.S.I. 2004/475, 2007/80, 2011/155 and 2012/228.
M2See section 1 of the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28).
M3Scottish Water is a body corporate established by section 20 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 3).