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Waste Batteries (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.R. No. 247 of 2009).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Pollution control Hazardous substances Hazardous waste Solid waste Waste management Waste disposal Recycling/reuse Soil pollution/quality
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Regulations implement for Scotland Community legislation on batteries and Accumulators. It amends section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to remove from the list of offences collection points for waste portable batteries established under Community legislation. It amends the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 to require compliance with the Community conditions for the storage and treatment of waste batteries and to implement the Community ban on incineration of waste industrial and automotive batteries. It also amends the definition of “environmental licence” contained in section 56 of the Environment Act 1995 to include registrations of particular activities involving collected waste batteries, amends the Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000 to implement the ban on incineration of waste industrial and automotive batteries under Article 14 of Directive 2006/66through the permitting regime established by those Regulations and amends the Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 to add waste industrial and automotive batteries to the list of wastes which must not be accepted at landfills.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC.

Legislation | European Union | 2006

Keyword: Pollution control, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Solid waste, Waste management, Waste disposal, Recycling/reuse

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 (Chapter 24).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1999 (2020)

Keyword: Pollution control, Institution, Waste management, Waste disposal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amends

Environment Act 1995 (Chapter 25).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1995 (2021)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment, Framework law, Basic legislation, Institution, Environmental planning, EIA, Offences/penalties, Cultural heritage, Policy/planning, Marine fisheries, Soil pollution/quality, Certification, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Soil rehabilitation, Waste management, Flood, Drainage/land reclamation, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable use, Protected area, National parks

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Landfill (Scotland) Regulations 2003 (S.S.I. No. 235 of 2003).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2003

Keyword: Pollution control, Soil rehabilitation, Waste disposal, Hazardous substances, Offences/penalties, Cultural heritage

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 1056 of 1994).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1994

Keyword: Waste management, Waste disposal, Pollution control, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2000 (S.S.I. No. 323 of 2000).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2000

Keyword: Pollution control, Institution, Authorization/permit, Freshwater pollution, Effluent waste water/discharge, Inspection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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

Amended by

Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (S.S.I. No. 360 of 2012).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2012

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Emissions, Environmental standards, Pollution control, Standards, Protection of environment, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. No. 391 of 2018).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2018

Keyword: Agricultural development, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural commodities, Pollution control, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Food quality control/food safety, Packaging/labelling, Milk/dairy products, Meat, Fish products, Land tenure, Animal health, Animal production, Plant production, Waste management, Waste disposal, Freshwater pollution, Flood, Effluent waste water/discharge, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX