Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (S.S.I. No. 4 of 2014). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste management Pollution control Waste disposal Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract These Regulations are based on section 34(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which imposes a duty of care on any person who imports, produces, keeps or manages controlled waste, or who as broker or dealer has control of such waste or, as a broker, has control of such waste. The duty requires such persons to ensure that to take such measures on the transfer of the waste as are reasonable in the circumstances to secure that there is transferred with the waste such a written description of the waste as will enable other persons to avoid a contravention of any duty under that section or under section 33 of the Act. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk References - Legislation Implements Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Chapter 43). Legislation | United Kingdom | 1990 (2019) Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Environmental planning, Education, Policy/planning, Soil pollution/quality, Waste management, Waste disposal Source: FAO, FAOLEX