PART 4Amendments to legislation concerning waste

The End-of-Life Vehicles (Storage and Treatment) (Scotland) Regulations 2003I110

1

The End-of-Life Vehicles (Storage and Treatment) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 M1 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

a

the existing text becomes paragraph (1),

b

before the definition of “depollution” insert—

“the 2011 Regulations” means the Waste Management Licensing (Scotland) Regulations 2011 M2

c

omit the definition of “Directive”,

d

in the definition of “end-of-life vehicle”, for “Article 3(1) of the Waste Directive” substitute “ section 75(2)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 M3 as read with section 75A of that Act ”,

e

omit the definition of “keeping”,

f

in the definition of “recovery”, for “Annex II to the Waste Directive” substitute “Part III of schedule 4 of the 2011 Regulations,

g

omit the definition of “Waste Directive”,

h

after paragraph (1) insert—

2

In these Regulations, references to “keeping or treatment” include, where appropriate, references to “keeping and treatment”.

3

In the schedule (conditions to be included in site licences)—

a

in paragraph 1—

i

the existing paragraph becomes sub-paragraph (1),

ii

in that sub-paragraph for “Article 13 of the Waste Directive” substitute “ sub-paragraph (2) ”,

iii

after that sub-paragraph insert—

2

The necessary measures must be taken to ensure that waste management is carried out without endangering human health, without harming the environment and, in particular—

a

without risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals,

b

without causing a nuisance through noise or odours, and

c

without adversely affecting the countryside or places of special interest.

b

in paragraph 2, for “Article 13 of the Waste Directive” substitute “ paragraph 1(2) ”.