Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Regulations 2018: ​Proposed Standard Conditions for Registration level activities
1.2.2. Transporting waste
Standard conditions
Below is the list of core and activity-specific standard conditions for transporting waste, including your own waste and waste produced by another person.
- All waste must be inspected prior to transport to ensure that it is as described in the accompanying transfer note.
- The authorisation reference must be:
a. provided to any person that waste is transferred from, or to; and
b. included in any advertisement for waste transport services.
Interpretation of terms
| Term | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| Authorisation reference | The unique authorisation reference allocated to this authorisation. |
| Waste | Has the same meaning as in section 75 of The Environmental Protection Act 1990. |
| Transfer note | Has the same meaning as "transfer note" as specified in regulation 3 (1) of the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014. |
Rationale
This activity will apply to the transport of waste, including waste produced by you or by any other person. Those who wish to provide waste collection services to others will need to obtain this authorisation.
Transporters of waste authorised by this registration will continue to have obligations to comply with the Duty of Care for waste, contained in Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The duties in Section 34 are not replicated as conditions within this authorisation as they already have their own offence provision within the Act. However, compliance with the duties can be considered by SEPA when assessing whether a person is Fit and Proper to hold this registration.
Condition 1 adds a requirement to check waste is as described by the producer, to help ensure that the destination facility is authorised to accept it. Condition 2 is to ensure that businesses and members of the public have more certainty that they are giving their waste to an authorised waste transporter.