Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018: Proposed changes to the Charging Scheme
3.1. Imposition, escalation and de-escalation of an authorisation
Part 13 of the Regulations gives us the power to impose, escalate or de-escalate an authorisation. Where an activity is being carried out that is not authorised or is being carried out under a lower level of authorisation than is required, for example, an activity is being carried out under a registration instead of a permit, then we can impose, or escalate to, the correct level of authorisation. In these circumstances we propose to charge the appropriate application fee and apply an additional 25% charge.