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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2025.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 30 March 2025.
(3) Regulation 2 comes into force on 4 April 2025.
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(1) The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Regulations 2000 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation and notices), in the definition of “PCBs”, after “5(3)” insert “and (4),”.
(3) In regulation 4 (prohibition on holding irrespective of registration)—
(a) in paragraph (3A)—
(i) for “the fluids contain”, substitute “it contains”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), after “PCBs”, insert “within the fluids containing PCBs”,
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b), before “PCBs”, insert “fluids containing”,
(b) in paragraph (3C)—
(i) for “the fluids contain”, substitute “it contains”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), after “PCBs”, insert “within the fluids containing PCBs”,
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b), before “PCBs”, insert “fluids containing”,
(c) in paragraph (4)(a), for “a total volume of”, substitute “to reduce the total volume of fluids containing PCBs to”.
(4) In regulation 5 (labelling of contaminated equipment)—
(a) in paragraph (3)—
(i) omit “the fluids contain”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), before “between”, insert “within the equipment the fluids contain”,
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b)—(aa) before “between”, insert “the equipment contains”,(bb) before “PCBs”, insert “fluids containing”,
(b) in paragraph (4)—
(i) omit “the fluids contain”,
(ii) in sub-paragraph (a), before “0.005%”, insert “within the equipment the fluids contain”,
(iii) in sub-paragraph (b)—(aa) before “a total volume”, insert “the equipment contains”,(bb) before “PCBs”, insert “fluids containing”.
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The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025 are revoked.
GILLIAN MARTIN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
at 1.00 p.m. on 18th March 2025